tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66500460579367618302015-09-23T08:10:39.962-07:00SoapSkepticsSoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-71643242809402911342014-12-26T16:49:00.000-08:002014-12-26T16:49:10.620-08:00Our Full Length Road Trip Documentary is Complete and Ready for Your Viewing Pleasure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please enjoy this documentary we created from scratch. No scripts, no crew, just Rosie and Andrea driving from town to town meeting amazing poeple with amazing things to say. THANK YOU to all who made this project as special as it has become.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Where Our Art Stands</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">a SoapSkeptics Production&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GEVPFP_XSMQ/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/GEVPFP_XSMQ?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/GEVPFP_XSMQ?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><br />SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-49050272892509526112014-11-28T12:06:00.001-08:002014-11-28T12:06:15.370-08:00Sneak Peek : SoapSkeptics Documentary About Art and Culture in America 2014We hope everyone had a safe, healthy, thankful and happy THANKSGIVING!!<br /><br />We are surely stuffed and ready to continue our editing process.<br /><br />This week we began organizing files, images, and objects collected to scan for our BOOK! That's going to be the easy fun part.<br /><br />Still working on editing interviews, we have been struggling with actually figuring out HOW we want the documentary to flow. But first order of business is to just finish editing the individual interviews. Here is one we finished last week, Maggie Belle, a band based in New Orleans. Influenced by Jazz, Soul, Rhythm and Blues, their sound is distinct and full of passion. They invited us to their home and shared some really interesting points of view on culture, music, and life down in New Orleans.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Rb-cA_bEsqY/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/Rb-cA_bEsqY?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/Rb-cA_bEsqY?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><br /><br />Enjoy and feel free to share :)<br /><br />stay tuned for more updates!<br />www.soapskeptics.blogspot.comSoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-22676798123330119212014-11-05T19:20:00.001-08:002014-11-05T19:20:40.513-08:00**** UPDATE SINCE OUR RETURN TO NJ ****Hey folks!<br /><br />It's been two months since we returned from our voyage! It hasn't been the easiest adjustment to return back home, but Rosie is now working and Andrea is volunteering / preparing for a residency in Germany coming up this January. As some of you remember (or not) Andrea's laptop broke 1/4 way into the trip and FINALLY WE HAVE A LAPTOP! So we just got to editing the footage, a little bit more of a delay than expected, but we made a promise and are keeping it! Hopefully we'll have it done by December but we will definitely keep ya'll updated. We are planning to have a screening of the movie and also have a book published with pictures of our journey, sketchbooks, text messages, and other random memorabilia we feel help visually define what we experienced. Since Andrea will be leaving, everything is going to have to get done before January 1 (when she leaves) so expect something SOON to happen, or in July 2015 upon her return from Europa.<br /><br />Time for some reflection- this might get philosophical and heart felt, so if that's not your type of thing, you can scroll your facebook feed or something.<br /><br />Andrea's Journey:<br /><br />Looking back on this experience is truly something that I can't even put into words. When I came back, most of my conversations went as follow:<br />"How was it?" "What was your favorite place?" "What was the weirdest thing that happened to you?" "Are you and Rosie still friends?"<br />The answer to these questions don't matter, I would just reply saying "You just gotta do it". Because... YOU GOTTA. Whatever I describe and explain will give no justice to the journey. This trip taught me so many things. It taught me to be independent, it taught me to be resourceful, it taught me to trust in people, it taught me to let myself feel and express the feels. I danced with strangers, I said hello to people my elders have taught me to be afraid of, I touched land that's been around for ages, and for the first time felt proud to be from this country.<br />Not many people (especially from the tri-state area) understand how OLD and ANCIENT this land is. It's not just in the history books, it's in the rock formations, it's in the dirt, the way the mountains are shaped. You can see the way the water that once submerged this continent flowed in the cliffs. I don't think I ever really felt <i>sublime</i> until I traveled the south west and through South Dakota and Montana. Growing up in New Jersey, I don't see any of that, all I see are houses, cement, and the way the highways take over the land. That's not what it's like everywhere else... I opened my eyes to living with the land, not on it. I grew in touch with my inspirations, the colors of the sky that draw me in, the shapes of shadows casted on open fields from the clouds, the animals who roam, and the air that helps us breathe and live. Not the air that contaminates our lungs and minds.<br />Not once did I ever feel in danger or harm by another human being, I welcomed any one who walked along my path and found nothing but warm, good, people... maybe I was lucky... but I honestly don't believe in luck. I believe in karma and trust.(Doesn't mean Rosie and I didn't have our car completely guarded with pocket knives and pepper spray just in case.)&nbsp;Humanity is beautiful, we are all together in this thing called life.<br />I could not have done this trip with anyone else either. Rosie and I learned a lot about each other, and saw the same things but each got our own story out of it. It's a bond that really can't be made any other way. I learned how to deal with her ups and downs, as she did mine, know when to not talk, or to talk, and when to put "Hide away by Keizsa" on to lighten up any situation, also how to feed each other while driving... yeah, things got a little weird. But it was all worth it.<br />Now, the topic.... ART &amp; CULTURE. Art is everywhere. And I was educated in a system that told me to put "art" up on a pedestal... high brow, what museum worthy is... etc. Well, REALITY, LIFE, THIS TRIP has taught me otherwise. I always knew it deep down, but meeting all these artists and talking to them about art, creation, expression, music and dance, just confirmed the fact that all we need to do is express! So many artists create, they don't know why.... they cook to cook, they paint to paint, there's no reason, there's no value, there's no justification except that it makes them happy. And because these artists follow their passion, they will forever feel fulfilled. Life isn't about making the money. It's about finding what makes you happy. And following that path will lead you no where but to success.<br />When I finished this trip I promised myself I would never go back to being a waitress again, because as a server I gained nothing, I learned nothing, I felt no fulfillment except for my pocket growing from tips. I came back wanting to make myself stronger as not only an artist but as a person. I want to do what makes me happy. I returned and searched on job sites for about a month until I finally got the job of my dreams. I am doing a work exchange with a studio in Brooklyn called Weaving Hand. There, I am a weaving instructor, teaching adults with mental and physical disabilities how to weave. In exchange for the work I am allowed to take classes at the studio. I may not be getting paid, but I never left a restaurant job feeling as good as I do today! THANK YOU to all those artists who inspired me to truly follow my heart and not think about the fact that I'm thousands and thousands of dollars in student loan debt. And THANK YOU to all of you guys who supported us from the beginning, at home, through Kickstarter, friends, and most of all, family. You are all my rock and I am so grateful. Peace, goodnight, hallelujah!<br /><br /><br />Rosie's Journey:<br />I've lived in a couple states and moved around my fair share but all of those past experiences can't hold a candle to the ones I had this summer. Going into this Andrea and I both knew it was going to be very hard and that our comfort zones would be left behind in New Jersey but, the one thing I think we didn't see coming was how much we enjoyed life of the road. The friendly and sketchy strangers, the amazing art from small towns to big cities, the food and drinks, the sunrises and sunsets, the changing scenery, the constant moving, it all seemed OH SO RIGHT! When you're traveling and seeing all of these beautiful sights this world has to offer, I believe, that you start to subconsciously open up your mind and realize that you don't really need too much to just be happy and content. I began to see everything for what it was and because I was far from home I couldn't be that skeptical, tough Jersey girl with the intense resting bitch face that people were afraid to talk to. Well, I could still be tough but I had to be open to everything to fully enjoy this trip. I had to put a little bit of trust and respect into every person I met and I'm glad I did. It's too easy to judge someone and keep going... one of my favorite memories from this summer was when we stopped at a McDonalds in between Tennessee and Georgia to use the bathroom. On the way in I noticed two "homeless" travelers sitting on the ground outside the door with a puppy. As we walked in they said nothing but on the way out one of them told me to have a nice day. I said "you too" and kept walking. Then the younger guy yelled to me asking if I wanted to trade fanny packs. Without looking back I immediately turned around and walked back to see what his looked like. Mine was a lot cooler so I said no thanks and before I could turn around he asked if I had any shinys to trade (shinys are rocks, beads, metal.. anything shiny). That's when I knew this guy was just a guy. He wasn't asking me for anything, he wasn't begging for food or money he was just being a nice guy. When I lived in San Francisco I was always told to never talk to the homeless and to never look them in the eyes or give them the time of day because they were "scum". Yes, maybe a couple were but I honestly think that I was just not open enough and I followed what others told me because I was in a new place, timid and shy. I let others influence me without even experiencing any of it for myself and I feel cheated. This trip helped me find out for myself and made me a better person in a way. It's hard for me to put my thoughts down on paper and tell you all how this summer changed my life because I don't think anyone (except for Andrea) can really relate and understand what something like this can do for the mind, body, and soul. So I guess what I'm saying is that everyone should take a cross country trip. Don't let self doubt stop you because anyone can do what we did and hopefully this movie can give you all a better understanding of how crazy cool and wonderful the world is. Stay positive my friends and you will only receive that back. Peace out cub scouts &lt;3SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-68835726312016907452014-09-04T07:52:00.001-07:002014-09-04T07:52:13.740-07:00Heading Home!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MsRqhFAoU2Q/VAh8X_bVo9I/AAAAAAAAA0Y/pO--ZasWvVY/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-04%2Bat%2B10.50.27%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MsRqhFAoU2Q/VAh8X_bVo9I/AAAAAAAAA0Y/pO--ZasWvVY/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-04%2Bat%2B10.50.27%2BAM.png" height="230" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">~ Our Route Back to Good Ole' NJ ~</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Monday the First of September!</span><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ylG6RJTop20/VAh4OrCWlOI/AAAAAAAAAzM/aVBKNrzSUKw/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-02%2Bat%2B12.22.30%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ylG6RJTop20/VAh4OrCWlOI/AAAAAAAAAzM/aVBKNrzSUKw/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-02%2Bat%2B12.22.30%2BPM.png" height="241" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A day full of very little action for us in San Francisco. We started the day with Americanos down by the Sunset area. Then we headed to the Golden Gate Park and got to see some nature before heading to a tattoo shop Rosie's friend, Jake, works out of.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eOyyKHwON1k/VAh4PU0a-EI/AAAAAAAAAzU/GztXsp-p4-M/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-02%2Bat%2B12.22.51%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eOyyKHwON1k/VAh4PU0a-EI/AAAAAAAAAzU/GztXsp-p4-M/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-02%2Bat%2B12.22.51%2BPM.png" height="143" width="200" /></a></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mxezPmlzmPI/VAh4ORIAybI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/AKgsF6Bc4vU/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-02%2Bat%2B12.22.38%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mxezPmlzmPI/VAh4ORIAybI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/AKgsF6Bc4vU/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-02%2Bat%2B12.22.38%2BPM.png" height="200" width="146" /></a>Lefty's Tattoo Co. on 11th street in San Francisco is where we spent the entire afternoon. Andrea got to meet Johnny and Jake and Trent and Rosie got to catch up with old friends. An interview was not conducted, but we did leave the parlor with some new permanent friends!</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AlcJEB4GysM/VAh4ORgquuI/AAAAAAAAAzI/6rFUqMSkIFk/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-02%2Bat%2B12.22.44%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AlcJEB4GysM/VAh4ORgquuI/AAAAAAAAAzI/6rFUqMSkIFk/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-02%2Bat%2B12.22.44%2BPM.png" height="200" width="148" /></a></div><div>After spending the day at the shop we came back to our motel and just passed out.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uiANyTmiQfA/VAh4PfgNHmI/AAAAAAAAAzY/pMTUbkQ87F4/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-02%2Bat%2B12.22.57%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uiANyTmiQfA/VAh4PfgNHmI/AAAAAAAAAzY/pMTUbkQ87F4/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-02%2Bat%2B12.22.57%2BPM.png" height="252" width="320" /></a>If you haven't read in our previous post, we ARE HEADING BACK TO NJ today…. it'll probably take us three days, but we have just enough money to get back home and save for post production costs and we would rather have a little bit of post production funds than be in Seattle stuck with no money. It's a shame we can't make it up to explore Portland and Seattle, but we have had SUCH an adventure the past four weeks… it wouldn't make the trip any better or worse if we went. Maybe next summer we'll make it out there. But for now, we are packing up our motel room in San Francisco and heading to a park somewhere to make the California weaving!<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9/2/14</span><br /><br />We hit the road and also hit a bunch of traffic, delaying our departure from San Fran by like three hours. It was worth it because we filled out empty stomachs with some good coffees, salads, and sandwiches. We made it through Lake Tahoe and got to stop to admire the beautiful forests in that area!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u5crwxUNBF4/VAh6UuYTSaI/AAAAAAAAAz4/Hdj8L-QbHeU/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-04%2Bat%2B10.41.33%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u5crwxUNBF4/VAh6UuYTSaI/AAAAAAAAAz4/Hdj8L-QbHeU/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-04%2Bat%2B10.41.33%2BAM.png" height="400" width="323" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DHGS9HrBk4k/VAh6UnmyZ7I/AAAAAAAAAzw/65uCXjkFZy8/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-04%2Bat%2B10.38.58%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DHGS9HrBk4k/VAh6UnmyZ7I/AAAAAAAAAzw/65uCXjkFZy8/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-04%2Bat%2B10.38.58%2BAM.png" height="295" width="320" /></a></div>We made it to Nevada! Where we stayed was a small town filled with casinos and motels. I guess the Vegas vibe carries through this large state…<br />The day consisted of driving… as most days will from this point forward. We are splitting the drive in three hour shifts and trying to drive for at least 10 hours every day to get back to NJ as soon as we can! Next stop- Mt. Rushmore!!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">9/3/14</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div>We left the motel and stopped at a grocery store on our way our of some small mining town in Nevada. We met some guy who called out to us "HEY THERES THE BURNING MAN CREW!" He took us aback… "what?" Andrea called back to him. "You guys just come back from burning man?" The two of us took a minute to look at ourselves… Andrea was wearing a green bandana and a hawaiian shirt with rolled up denim jeans and converse. Rosie had on a tank top and jeans and boots and her fanny pack. I guess to this little town we are obvious outsiders… but burning man? (for those of you who don't know burning man… google it.) Then Andrea replies "OHHH nooo we didn't go to burning man!….. We're just crazy." And the man replies with a big laugh "THATS GOOD! CRAZY IS BEAUTIFUL!" Which then sparked a conversation between the three for about 15 minutes until we realized that he himself was crazy. We carried on….<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-prHEw-uZ98Q/VAh7R3tcu-I/AAAAAAAAA0I/nnK7Z-xfEc8/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-04%2Bat%2B10.45.44%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-prHEw-uZ98Q/VAh7R3tcu-I/AAAAAAAAA0I/nnK7Z-xfEc8/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-04%2Bat%2B10.45.44%2BAM.png" height="150" width="200" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-htalQ6G22Bo/VAh7RyEMNvI/AAAAAAAAA0M/b7Ut4gbmdak/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-04%2Bat%2B10.45.59%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-htalQ6G22Bo/VAh7RyEMNvI/AAAAAAAAA0M/b7Ut4gbmdak/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-04%2Bat%2B10.45.59%2BAM.png" height="160" width="200" /></a>We zipped through Nevada as the speed limit here is 80 mph and made out way to Utah! We made a stop at The Great Salt Lake, put our bathing suits on, walked down to the shoreline, and realized how bad it smelled. Dried up, salty, rotten eggs. That was all we could sense on that lake. Eggs. Andrea wanted to be brave, though. She started to walk into the lake. Right on the shoreline are MILLIONS of little nat bugs that stay very low to the ground and when you take a step, they all swarm up and move a few inches over- this happens with every step &nbsp;you take. Along with the smell…. Rosie could barely stomach it and Andrea could just make it out to her knees before feeling defeated by the Great Salt Lake. After that pit stop, we continued driving through beautiful Utah into the wonderful Wyoming where we got to see a magnificently purple and pink sunset! We made it to &nbsp;motel by 10 pm and had a good nights sleep.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YGazUW9rn3M/VAh6UsFha0I/AAAAAAAAAz0/aEKfcGFTD3o/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-04%2Bat%2B10.39.09%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YGazUW9rn3M/VAh6UsFha0I/AAAAAAAAAz0/aEKfcGFTD3o/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-04%2Bat%2B10.39.09%2BAM.png" height="299" width="320" /></a><br />Now it is the morning of the fourth and we have lots to drive until we hit Rushmore… maybe another 8 hours or so.<br /><br />Hope everyone is having a good beginning of the school year and being safe! Thanks for following our blog :)<br /><br />Until next time <span style="font-size: xx-small;">[we have wifi] ~</span><br /><br />Andrea + Rosie<br /><br />SoapSkeptics<br />@soapskeptics<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">\</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span id="goog_1956685140"></span><span id="goog_1956685141"></span><br /></div>SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-63359424778245317492014-09-01T12:16:00.003-07:002014-09-01T12:16:52.249-07:00Labor Day Weekend On The RoadWOW! What a terrible time to drive ANYWHERE!<br /><br />We left LA early in the morning on Saturday and made our way up the 101 &amp; Coastline Highway Rt 1. It took us a slow three hours to get out of the traffic leaving LA, but it was worth the views! Saturday was another day of straight driving, but we got some great images and made it to an amazing spot near Big Sur just in time for the sunset.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2YK-jllH1o4/VATAk1N129I/AAAAAAAAAxw/TQSWhEjdQMs/s1600/IMG_6026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2YK-jllH1o4/VATAk1N129I/AAAAAAAAAxw/TQSWhEjdQMs/s1600/IMG_6026.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1Gnr46WDVz0/VATAiImsW8I/AAAAAAAAAxk/vgTcczPKgxc/s1600/IMG_6028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1Gnr46WDVz0/VATAiImsW8I/AAAAAAAAAxk/vgTcczPKgxc/s1600/IMG_6028.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-higQ_CZZY48/VATAh6LNi9I/AAAAAAAAAxg/oQFPIba8-sQ/s1600/IMG_6029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-higQ_CZZY48/VATAh6LNi9I/AAAAAAAAAxg/oQFPIba8-sQ/s1600/IMG_6029.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zva9_gBbxAg/VAS-VAVe-UI/AAAAAAAAAws/58rIhYQsiis/s1600/IMG_6023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zva9_gBbxAg/VAS-VAVe-UI/AAAAAAAAAws/58rIhYQsiis/s1600/IMG_6023.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NYuULWLNurM/VAS-6g1pIhI/AAAAAAAAAxE/BLNHbAglKB0/s1600/IMG_6031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NYuULWLNurM/VAS-6g1pIhI/AAAAAAAAAxE/BLNHbAglKB0/s1600/IMG_6031.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VQqxTF1Xses/VAS_ELC1dxI/AAAAAAAAAxU/ozY1PQedh28/s1600/IMG_6033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VQqxTF1Xses/VAS_ELC1dxI/AAAAAAAAAxU/ozY1PQedh28/s1600/IMG_6033.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5gQgXehQ1lk/VAS--bPbJfI/AAAAAAAAAxM/0jIyGuF_bMQ/s1600/IMG_6035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5gQgXehQ1lk/VAS--bPbJfI/AAAAAAAAAxM/0jIyGuF_bMQ/s1600/IMG_6035.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once we hit Big Sur it was dark and we decided it wasn't safe to drive on a highway on the edge of a cliff with no street lamps. So we stopped somewhere more inland and tried to find motels. Lucky for us, it being Labor Day Weekend, and ALSO the weekend the Europeans have vacation, there was NOTHING with vacancy NOR was there anything under $100 for one night.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">DON'T FRET! WE FIGURED IT OUT!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">About an hour away from San Fran, we finally find a Motel 6 that was decently priced and we got to take nice long showers and make some art until we checked out Sunday at noon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday the 31 of August:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TUQrp97zhzs/VATEnRPrArI/AAAAAAAAAyA/KDHAnmTVxDY/s1600/photo%2B1-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TUQrp97zhzs/VATEnRPrArI/AAAAAAAAAyA/KDHAnmTVxDY/s1600/photo%2B1-2.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>WE ARE SO CLOSE TO SAN FRAN! We checked out of the hotel and drove into the sunny, colorful city of San Fran. On this morning, we counted our dimes and decided that it was best to not make our way up to Portland or Seattle due to financial situations. So we are staying in San Fran until Tuesday and enjoying ourselves and the rest of our spending cash we have and then we will be making our way back to our lovely homeland of New Jersey!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vllvYjay7Wg/VATFekmb3sI/AAAAAAAAAyc/ohvIU92wluw/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-01%2Bat%2B3.13.26%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vllvYjay7Wg/VATFekmb3sI/AAAAAAAAAyc/ohvIU92wluw/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-01%2Bat%2B3.13.26%2BPM.png" height="187" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ChbTjUC8ago/VATEniLN1zI/AAAAAAAAAyE/Sh2MdFgU0C0/s1600/photo%2B2-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ChbTjUC8ago/VATEniLN1zI/AAAAAAAAAyE/Sh2MdFgU0C0/s1600/photo%2B2-3.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a>But enough of that, we're in San Fran! We spent a few hours in Dolores Park where we attempted to sell some of the jewelry and arts we've been making, but we were more focused on enjoying the beautiful weather than socializing and being sales persons. They had free live music and plenty of people were out and about enjoying the Sunday. We made more crafts and decided to head out. We drove around the old neighborhoods Rosie used to live in, we ate at the Crepe House in the Mission and enjoyed some delicious salads that our bodies were oh so happy to inhale. Yes inhale.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_XzUWeDAHwI/VATEnAjOopI/AAAAAAAAAx8/0au_Dl0h2_c/s1600/photo%2B3-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_XzUWeDAHwI/VATEnAjOopI/AAAAAAAAAx8/0au_Dl0h2_c/s1600/photo%2B3-4.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O_2SR8mn1DU/VATEooJVt9I/AAAAAAAAAyQ/JTWDqprvT4w/s1600/photo%2B4-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O_2SR8mn1DU/VATEooJVt9I/AAAAAAAAAyQ/JTWDqprvT4w/s1600/photo%2B4-3.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a>Then around 8 we drove to Oakland to find an affordable Motel, which we did, and once again, we called the night in early and just made some more crafts while watching naked and afraid.</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Monday the First of September:</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now we are at the House Of Coffee in Sunset, San Fran enjoying some yummy coffees and getting ready for our day. We are meeting with Rosie's tattoo artist friend and plan to get some ink! We will potentially be interviewing a tattoo artist for our San Fran section of this journey, which would be an amazing form of art to get some insight about!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay tuned!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HAPPY LABOR DAY, FRIENDS!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peace ~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SoapSkeptics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Andrea + Rosie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-16834306728758547852014-08-30T10:29:00.001-07:002014-08-30T10:29:09.763-07:00Long Time No Blog<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EgMlLnsJCec/VAFL2gh0X8I/AAAAAAAAAtM/lcqVuaODDYs/s1600/IMG_5880.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EgMlLnsJCec/VAFL2gh0X8I/AAAAAAAAAtM/lcqVuaODDYs/s1600/IMG_5880.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hey folks!</span><br /><br />Sorry it's been a while since we blogged, but not sorry at the same time because we have been experiencing so much goodness the internet probably wouldn't be able to handle it.<br /><br />Where to begin….<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cRR37J14T94/VAFKv9cGcnI/AAAAAAAAAsk/525nTsWRcGE/s1600/IMG_5740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cRR37J14T94/VAFKv9cGcnI/AAAAAAAAAsk/525nTsWRcGE/s1600/IMG_5740.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ya7as-YDhp8/VAFI1PFFSZI/AAAAAAAAAsM/UTjM10kFDO4/s1600/IMG_5748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ya7as-YDhp8/VAFI1PFFSZI/AAAAAAAAAsM/UTjM10kFDO4/s1600/IMG_5748.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>We landed in New Mexico and stayed in Albuquerque with Andrea's Aunt, Eugenia, and her partner, Stephanie. They were wonderful hosts- they cooked for us, took us to see some sights, and just relaxed and enjoying each other's company in their beautiful new home! We also got to spend some time with Andrea's grandmother (who taught her how to crochet) and her uncle, Luis. This mini family reunion was a nice little distraction from all of the art talk and interviewing, it gave us some time to really ground ourselves in the journey. We got to explore some Native American Territory in Sky City, it's an Acoma Pueblo on top of a mesa, the mesa has a long history of why the Natives settled there, they traveled across the land singing to the mesa's and the one which would sing back to them was the one they were to live on. Of course, tragic history tells that the white settlers who came and tried to take over bombarded the people of the mesa and disturbed their village. It is still a running village with families living in the homes, going to the church, and carrying the old traditions. We met an artist named Gooby Garcia, he is the towns story teller, he is in the hierarchy of the pueblo and has been since he was 17 years old (he is now 31). He explained to us all of the symbols in Native American art, the mountain peaks, the symbols for water, fire, earth, and wind, north, west, east, south, the importance of mother and father, the importance of faith and hope, the importance of the self, and of the mother earth. It was truly enlightening and he told us we can come back any time to visit and he would show us some beaded weaving techniques.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wfTbD825fnM/VAFJu0tjBGI/AAAAAAAAAsc/a_I_bI8CSvA/s1600/IMG_5755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wfTbD825fnM/VAFJu0tjBGI/AAAAAAAAAsc/a_I_bI8CSvA/s1600/IMG_5755.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>In New Mexico we met with Andrea's friend, Carter, he is a musician and happened to be traveling this summer on a cross country bicycle journey. Since we were both in New Mexico at the same time, we met up with him and did a little interview about music and culture. Then the three of us ventured to Santa Fe to see some sights and it just so happened to be a big Native American Festival! We walked around for about two hours and got really tired of the heat and the crowds and how expensive everything was and… lets be real… we don't have time or money to be looking at $200 jewelry. So we ventured some more and we ended up meeting a group of loving, free spirited individuals: Ali, Phoenixx, and Karyn (a.k.a Dandelion). We ended up making weavings, drawings, and music in a park right outside of Santa Fe for the entire day. It was nice, we needed some time for creativity to flow, and working alongside other creative individuals is always inspiring. Well, turns out Karyn is a fire breather/performer and Ali and Phoenixx play guitar and sing magically as she performs to "make a buck" as they say. Of course we stayed for the show! Twas the perfect way to end our day in the historically beautiful Santa Fe!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zO9v87nhDWs/VAH-GAteSaI/AAAAAAAAAts/mDKIC7tiyaw/s1600/_MG_5774.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lCofd5Gys-g/VAH-CGIJZyI/AAAAAAAAAtc/J6TUvLdy69Q/s1600/_MG_5771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lCofd5Gys-g/VAH-CGIJZyI/AAAAAAAAAtc/J6TUvLdy69Q/s1600/_MG_5771.JPG" height="133" width="200" /></a><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zO9v87nhDWs/VAH-GAteSaI/AAAAAAAAAts/mDKIC7tiyaw/s1600/_MG_5774.JPG" height="213" width="320" /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xnmor446rMQ/VAH-D37zYMI/AAAAAAAAAtk/PUoQswW8CTc/s1600/IMG_5832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xnmor446rMQ/VAH-D37zYMI/AAAAAAAAAtk/PUoQswW8CTc/s1600/IMG_5832.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AaGpizR92SQ/VAIBA3RyzBI/AAAAAAAAAuA/FhXtAqzJjNE/s1600/IMG_5848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AaGpizR92SQ/VAIBA3RyzBI/AAAAAAAAAuA/FhXtAqzJjNE/s1600/IMG_5848.JPG" height="150" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a>So Carter knows of this girl Emily who we have been in touch with for the past few weeks. It was his idea for us to meet her and learn about living off the grid. For those of you who do not know what "off the grid" means, it means to live off of the grid of society completely self sufficient. Right after our fire show in Santa Fe, we made our way to Taos where we met Emily at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge and followed her car to her piece of land 7 miles away from the city on the top of a mesa.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1vNvnQO-ZkQ/VAIB3BjILZI/AAAAAAAAAuI/dJKdU51Ga-s/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-30%2Bat%2B12.54.31%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1vNvnQO-ZkQ/VAIB3BjILZI/AAAAAAAAAuI/dJKdU51Ga-s/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-30%2Bat%2B12.54.31%2BPM.png" height="160" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p8IDGl_-yYI/VAFLsAWmifI/AAAAAAAAAtE/vcIAM9MIRjc/s1600/IMG_5844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p8IDGl_-yYI/VAFLsAWmifI/AAAAAAAAAtE/vcIAM9MIRjc/s1600/IMG_5844.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>Emily started her interest living off the grid when she interned for EarthShips [www.earthship.com] and later became employed by them. Through the company she learned about self sustainable agriculture, architectural design to coexist with nature, and how to reuse and recycle objects into functional, useful things around the house. She recently purchased and officially owns her own piece of land and has been living in a school bus she renovated and made completely her own. The way of life is inspiring, it's hard work, it's ambitious, it's dedication, strong will, and we completely admire everything she told us and shared with us. Our first night on the mesa we stayed at her neighbor, Tyler's land.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_E11x96S20A/VAIB3fw7GHI/AAAAAAAAAuM/QZbaCQfoPFU/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-30%2Bat%2B12.54.16%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_E11x96S20A/VAIB3fw7GHI/AAAAAAAAAuM/QZbaCQfoPFU/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-30%2Bat%2B12.54.16%2BPM.png" height="185" width="200" /></a>He let the three of us sleep in his camper. Then in the morning we all went to the Coffee Spot, a cute little Taos hangout place for good coffee and breakfast. Then Emily, Rosie, Carter, and Andrea made their way to downtown Taos and shopped around a bit, saw some cool stores, bought some awesome wool roving, got some groceries, and made our way to the RIO GRANDE!! Emily showed us this amazing part of the Rio Grande right by her mesa where there are hot springs leading right to the Big Rio itself. We hangout there till the sun went down, met some cool tourists, drank a few beers, made friends with a mountain goat, and took a dip in the Rio. We spent the night once again at Tyler's while he was working in Santa Fe and in the morning, SoapSkeptics left the mesa to head for the Grand Canyon. We had just enough time to interview Emily and film her talking about what it is to live off the grid and in Taos…. as soon as we get back to NJ and edit all of this footage you will all be able to hear all the things she has to say about how her life changes since living off the grid.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--QXZxnoLU3s/VAFLnmY4rFI/AAAAAAAAAs8/UEm_nYoYS6Y/s1600/IMG_5871.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--QXZxnoLU3s/VAFLnmY4rFI/AAAAAAAAAs8/UEm_nYoYS6Y/s1600/IMG_5871.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br />THANK YOU so much to Emily and Tyler for welcoming us in to your homes and being nothing but good to the both of us, and THANK YOU to Carter who introduced us. Something tells me our paths will cross again soon! We knew on this trip we were "gonna learn", and we HAVE been.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">8/27-28/2014</span></b><br /><br />After spending the night in Tuba City, Arizona we woke up extra early to grab some breakfast at the Hogans Family Restaurant. MMM M! Navajos know what is up when it comes to breakfast! Two eggs, pulled pork, toast, pancakes, sausage, ham, coffee, chile, peppers, and cheese for like $7!<br /><br />Enough said.<br />Right next door was a Navajo historical trading post so of course we had to go in. Andrea walked out with an awesome ring and Rosie with earrings. Then right back on the road. We traveled a lot that day before so it was just a short drive to the most magical place on earth.<br />The Grand Canyon. THE GRAND CANYON.&nbsp;<b>THE GRAND CANYON.&nbsp;<u>THE GRAND CANYON!!!!</u></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S9SC6T4ld-w/VAIDAh-OKRI/AAAAAAAAAug/B5oHSz-GGg8/s1600/IMG_5922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S9SC6T4ld-w/VAIDAh-OKRI/AAAAAAAAAug/B5oHSz-GGg8/s1600/IMG_5922.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TMnW42C6OWI/VAIDBGrAb-I/AAAAAAAAAuk/T4zezE20Tog/s1600/IMG_5936.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TMnW42C6OWI/VAIDBGrAb-I/AAAAAAAAAuk/T4zezE20Tog/s1600/IMG_5936.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8L6J9vMOFdk/VAIDAa-XBdI/AAAAAAAAAuc/jO902WY8uX8/s1600/IMG_5937.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8L6J9vMOFdk/VAIDAa-XBdI/AAAAAAAAAuc/jO902WY8uX8/s1600/IMG_5937.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uV2HItbEmto/VAIDDhzhmjI/AAAAAAAAAu0/_k2fw-F74so/s1600/IMG_5938.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uV2HItbEmto/VAIDDhzhmjI/AAAAAAAAAu0/_k2fw-F74so/s1600/IMG_5938.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H__CY0vzYiU/VAIDRWbQlOI/AAAAAAAAAvA/gCCSVAsGUT0/s1600/IMG_5962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H__CY0vzYiU/VAIDRWbQlOI/AAAAAAAAAvA/gCCSVAsGUT0/s1600/IMG_5962.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br />Words can not even begin to explain the amazing, jaw dropping beauty that is the Grand Canyon. We were both speechless. All we could do was smile, laugh, and say "Wow". &nbsp;We both strongly believe that everyone should most definitely go and see it with their own eyes. Pictures just don't do it justice… One thing that has been very apparent while traveling and seeing all of these amazing sights is that we are small! Its very humbling :)<br /><br /><br />After gazing at the beautiful canyon for a couple hours we went back to the campsite we reserved earlier ~Shout out to campsite #31!~ and got together all of the great rocks we found around the area and washed them to see what we got because we're crazy. Just kidding but our site neighbors probably thought so. We were wrapping sage, washing rocks, painting, and cutting each others hair. So yeah, we're crazy. That's what three weeks on the road does to ya!<div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;It started to get pretty nippy and dark early on so we ran over to the general store in the park and got some hotdogs and beer to enjoy next to the fire we were about to build.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1EO2ng-QOyA/VAH-G2GWqTI/AAAAAAAAAtw/AY_X2MVn_gs/s1600/_MG_5971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1EO2ng-QOyA/VAH-G2GWqTI/AAAAAAAAAtw/AY_X2MVn_gs/s1600/_MG_5971.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IcC9x7WKUr8/VAIDRGhX52I/AAAAAAAAAu8/HN9dzrCxzYo/s1600/IMG_5949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IcC9x7WKUr8/VAIDRGhX52I/AAAAAAAAAu8/HN9dzrCxzYo/s1600/IMG_5949.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a>Not bad for two city girls! The hotdogs were baller and the beers hit the spot but the best part of that night was without a doubt the stars! Its amazing how many there are and they're always there but the light pollution [especially around New Jersey that we're used to] overpowers them. It's also sad. The stars remind you that you are on a planet floating through space. Yeah, we all know that and people talk about the earth all the time but if you can't actually see it every day, its easy to forget. In the tent we could still see the stars and falling asleep to that was priceless.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8nt2CZhq92Y/VAIFQ-2RoGI/AAAAAAAAAvo/AKk9Cg_OvLI/s1600/_MG_5975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8nt2CZhq92Y/VAIFQ-2RoGI/AAAAAAAAAvo/AKk9Cg_OvLI/s1600/_MG_5975.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LjadpJmVELs/VAIEcF4IG3I/AAAAAAAAAvg/wWG6oMq0FHw/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-30%2Bat%2B1.05.35%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LjadpJmVELs/VAIEcF4IG3I/AAAAAAAAAvg/wWG6oMq0FHw/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-30%2Bat%2B1.05.35%2BPM.png" height="255" width="320" /></a>In the morning, before the sun was about to rise we drove over to the canyon edge to see it once more and then headed back to camp to make some toast and Nutella for breakfast, pack up, and make our way to Flagstaff, Arizona. Our "service needed" light came on in the car se we took it to get some TLC before driving through the desert to California.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uJ8l-2Iur8k/VAIDTvoyEYI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/W5fKI125O90/s1600/IMG_5986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uJ8l-2Iur8k/VAIDTvoyEYI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/W5fKI125O90/s1600/IMG_5986.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Seven hours later we finally make it to Burbank, California where we stopped real quick to see Rosie's cousin, T.J. and get some advice on where to look for a cheap motel. T.J. was on his way to band practice and we needed to find a room so we parted ways but don't worry we'll be interviewing him tomorrow morning about his special project. When we say special we mean no one is doing<br />what he does. Stay tuned to find out!<br /><br />For now, it is bed time. We finally found a cheap room at the Harmony Motel and are so excited to get some well needed rest. It was great catching up and we don't plan on living off the grid again on this trip so posts should be regular. Maybe.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">8/29/2014</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>Harmony Motel was harmonious FOR SURE! Neither of us wanted to wake up but T.J. McNeill was ready for his interview bright and early! We interviewed him about his projects of mixing musical talent with comedy and satire. T.J. has lots to express about society, culture, and all the in-betweens and he used irony, satire, and comedy to say it! The interview was entertainment at it's best, but also really genuine and we touched on a lot of topics about social media and how people react and interact with social issues through the media. Can't wait to edit it!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ju9HnWrM_wM/VAII9k25EGI/AAAAAAAAAwI/56www8KlPhA/s1600/image-6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ju9HnWrM_wM/VAII9k25EGI/AAAAAAAAAwI/56www8KlPhA/s1600/image-6.jpeg" height="442" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gFjZqevQmD0/VAII87Mi5cI/AAAAAAAAAwM/4ttFRhNVSz8/s1600/image-2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gFjZqevQmD0/VAII87Mi5cI/AAAAAAAAAwM/4ttFRhNVSz8/s1600/image-2.jpeg" height="240" width="320" /></a>After the interview T.J. was oh so awesome and treated us to DENNYS!!! The BEST breakfast sandwiches and great way to start our day in LA. He had work so we parted ways and the SoapSkeptics team made way towards Venice Beach to soak up some sun and enjoy the scenery. This place is lively and fun to say the least. So much art, street performers, roller bladders, skate boarders, body builders, graffiti, and hustlers! Yeah, we got hustled. We thought we were buying two shirts for $20 each, but then after they swiped our credit card they told us it was $100! WHAT THE HELL VENICE BEACH?! It's okay though, we made a scene, and we hustled them back leaving the store with three shirts, a sweatshirt, and a hat. BOOM! Jersey don't have patience for dealing with that sort of bull crap.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fzXbnHObbUA/VAII842gmyI/AAAAAAAAAv4/gK7OdxL5bFQ/s1600/image-3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fzXbnHObbUA/VAII842gmyI/AAAAAAAAAv4/gK7OdxL5bFQ/s1600/image-3.jpeg" height="300" width="400" /></a>Besides that…. Venice beach was beautiful! Andrea took a nice dip in the radioactive Pacific Ocean, and Rosie got a nice bright crispy sun burn. Worth it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-je4TIgP0yXA/VAII9VGVvKI/AAAAAAAAAwE/chfQ0LqTM04/s1600/image-5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-je4TIgP0yXA/VAII9VGVvKI/AAAAAAAAAwE/chfQ0LqTM04/s1600/image-5.jpeg" height="150" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PvkwFc_xKj4/VAII82hq7qI/AAAAAAAAAv0/5rTYWXfrsEs/s1600/image-4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PvkwFc_xKj4/VAII82hq7qI/AAAAAAAAAv0/5rTYWXfrsEs/s1600/image-4.jpeg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We made our way to Hollywood to check out the stars and eat some In n Out Burgers! So yummy and so much fun! LA is so opposite of the places we have been staying lately, so it was a bit of an adjustment to go from the glorious silent Grand Canyon to this booming, star studded city, but we still enjoyed it and had a great time living the touristy life. After creeping on the big mansions in Beverly Hills and Bel Air in our KIA Soul, we made our way to Santa Monica to sit on the beach and check out the board walk at night.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mvA3-59saPI/VAII_PR84mI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/R6qkJvSXC-A/s1600/image.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mvA3-59saPI/VAII_PR84mI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/R6qkJvSXC-A/s1600/image.jpeg" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br />We met with T.J. after he got out of work and grabbed a drink at a local bar he showed us. Once again, never a dull moment with T.J. THANK YOU SO MUCH for showing us a great time in LA and letting us stay with you on our last night in this glorious city!<br />It is now time to depart this LA LA Land and head north to San Francisco!!<br /><br />Alrighty friends, time to hit the road! Don't forget to follow our instagrams for more frequent updates!!<br /><br />@andreasmakingthings<br />@rosieogradie<br />@soapskeptics<br /><br />Peace!!<br /><br />SoapSkeptics<br />Andrea + Rosie<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div>SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-61678401337401181872014-08-20T20:47:00.002-07:002014-08-20T20:47:06.454-07:00Last full day in San Antonio<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">8/20/14</span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OJQkeb_jXPU/U_VpZxgQ9JI/AAAAAAAAAqo/q3lGrUqEWBU/s1600/IMG_0468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OJQkeb_jXPU/U_VpZxgQ9JI/AAAAAAAAAqo/q3lGrUqEWBU/s1600/IMG_0468.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Day 100…</i>&nbsp;just kidding it's only day 11!</span><br />Today started off with some sketchbook doodles and coffee on the balcony of our lovely hosts', Carlos and Bri Lozano's, apartment. Then we ventured back to the Southwest School of Art to interview Doerte Weber. Doerte was born in Germany but moved to Texas in the 80's, she had some great things to say about how her German background has pushed her to be organized, determined, and hard working and how the opposing culture of Texas has allowed for her to be more open and susceptible to change, life, and color in her work. She was working on a large scale weaving during the interview made of plastic. Weber is inspired heavily by the environment and also how people use news and media to communicate. The piece will be an interactive installation "The Yellow Brick Road" at San Antonio's art event, Lluminaria, in November. [more info:&nbsp;http://luminariasa.org]<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2YlHIrtQ6cY/U_VpaxSpv9I/AAAAAAAAAqs/dLlW9r5shqo/s1600/IMG_0478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2YlHIrtQ6cY/U_VpaxSpv9I/AAAAAAAAAqs/dLlW9r5shqo/s1600/IMG_0478.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZduUZi1cJMU/U_VpbtoEm0I/AAAAAAAAAq0/BvcRQFo2FII/s1600/IMG_0473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZduUZi1cJMU/U_VpbtoEm0I/AAAAAAAAAq0/BvcRQFo2FII/s1600/IMG_0473.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After the interview we met with Casey, the exquisite woman we met/interviewed yesterday and the four of us girls went out to lunch at this awesome pizza joint that we can't remember the name of! But as soon as Andrea took a bite she said "Wow, this is good pizza for the south." So… it was good.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3p1BkyKlUf0/U_VnmpIwQqI/AAAAAAAAAqM/0NuWh5aGKp8/s1600/IMG_5701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3p1BkyKlUf0/U_VnmpIwQqI/AAAAAAAAAqM/0NuWh5aGKp8/s1600/IMG_5701.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br />This trip has been opening so many doors for us, and it has taught us so many lessons and introduced us to so many wonderfully inspiring people thus far. Thank you to Doerte and Casey for welcoming us into this city, showing us around, and just being yourselves- strong, independent, &amp; artistically inspiring women!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w--jQlw9ZjY/U_VnmoREEqI/AAAAAAAAAqI/n7k-yPLaEy8/s1600/IMG_5702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w--jQlw9ZjY/U_VnmoREEqI/AAAAAAAAAqI/n7k-yPLaEy8/s1600/IMG_5702.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5gbceR0BurI/U_VnzaajRmI/AAAAAAAAAqg/xUHG-ka3Us0/s1600/IMG_5705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5gbceR0BurI/U_VnzaajRmI/AAAAAAAAAqg/xUHG-ka3Us0/s1600/IMG_5705.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CPwIM-xUPxs/U_VpghyHadI/AAAAAAAAArI/Nug1o0G7yfE/s1600/IMG_0499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CPwIM-xUPxs/U_VpghyHadI/AAAAAAAAArI/Nug1o0G7yfE/s1600/IMG_0499.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>After parting ways, we went to the historical Alamo! Neither of us are big historians and it was way to hot to stand there and read all the panels with information... so we honestly can't tell you anything of importance about it…. BUT they had some AWESOME cacti and gardens. We walked around sunny San Antonio, ate some gelato, went to an awesome art store and bought some supplies we've run low on, and headed to a hiking trail for our weaving! Andrea sang and played on the ukelele while Rosie made the weaving for Texas. We haven't taken photos of it yet because the sun had already set when we finished so we will do that in the morning.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w4ubRCGfT_8/U_Vpfdu6o9I/AAAAAAAAArA/33GdPhZ8TFo/s1600/IMG_0502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w4ubRCGfT_8/U_Vpfdu6o9I/AAAAAAAAArA/33GdPhZ8TFo/s1600/IMG_0502.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>Now we are getting ready to pack up and go to New Mexico tomorrow early in the AM- a full 12 hour drive over there. But we're staying with Andrea's aunt, Eugenia and her partner Stefanie. SO EXCITED for the desert and sun, family and good vibes. We are going to bed early, so goodnight ya'll! Texas you have been great to us, and maybe we will return in November for the Luminaria!<br /><br />Goodnight everybody~<br /><br />SoapSkeptics<br />Andrea + Rosie<br /><br />don't forget to follow our Facebook and instagram<br />www.facebook.com/soapskeptics.1<br />@soapskeptics<br /><br />SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-77660401886814900502014-08-19T20:36:00.001-07:002014-08-19T20:36:11.031-07:008/19/2014 San Antonio8/19/2014<br /><br />Howdy Ya'll !<br /><br />Today we started the day off early and got some work done on our sketchbooks. We were able to make some breakfast and start exploring San Antonio by 11 am. Doerte Weber gave us many suggestions on where to go and what to do, so we began with the Southwest School of Art.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w10Cg-aRbaM/U_QTK2ks8AI/AAAAAAAAAo4/BARXi9z84fs/s1600/IMG_5683.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w10Cg-aRbaM/U_QTK2ks8AI/AAAAAAAAAo4/BARXi9z84fs/s1600/IMG_5683.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Public Library- awesome architecture!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Yq0w2dOZfts/U_QTfzyGUlI/AAAAAAAAApU/FzN3Gxp_dAg/s1600/IMG_5686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Yq0w2dOZfts/U_QTfzyGUlI/AAAAAAAAApU/FzN3Gxp_dAg/s1600/IMG_5686.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dna8t-xQCe4/U_QTMdhcNlI/AAAAAAAAApI/C9vf8RV26As/s1600/IMG_5681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dna8t-xQCe4/U_QTMdhcNlI/AAAAAAAAApI/C9vf8RV26As/s1600/IMG_5681.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>At the Southwest School of Art, there is a public library filled with public art including a beautiful glass blown chandelier that was just MIND BLOWING! Then we made our way to the gallery space of the school where we saw some impressive fiber arts, ceramic works, paintings, and mix media art works. The Southwest School of Art has recently become a credited university for one to obtain a BFA, but prior to that, it used to be a place to learn about paper making, printmaking, fiber arts, ceramics, and painting via workshops and classes. This school is the only real art school in San Antonio, and based from our own personal observations, it has a very open minded mentality which allows for students and faculty to express themselves uncensored by "high brow art culture/institutions" which we found really inspiring.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ash8p3fzfXs/U_QTgsTUOpI/AAAAAAAAApg/OkVMTPeJgIY/s1600/IMG_5691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ash8p3fzfXs/U_QTgsTUOpI/AAAAAAAAApg/OkVMTPeJgIY/s1600/IMG_5691.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a></div>We walked around sunny San Antonio for a bit and grabbed some food at The Cove where we were pleased to find $2 PBR's and some delicious burgers… and outdoor seating! Doerte got us in touch with a fiber artist around our age named Casey Galloway.<br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UNlQDvpc7dA/U_QTfQuNEKI/AAAAAAAAApQ/Z-zBXHeIwd8/s1600/IMG_5688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UNlQDvpc7dA/U_QTfQuNEKI/AAAAAAAAApQ/Z-zBXHeIwd8/s1600/IMG_5688.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Casey Galloway @ Southwest School of Art Gallery</td></tr></tbody></table>Casey was interested in our project and was more than willing to do an interview. So after lunch we met with her at the Southwest School of Art and got to see more of the fiber studios, talk to her about fiber culture, San Antonio culture, and how she gathers inspiration to create her art works. She is a native to this city and was brought up by a grandmother who was very knowledgable on herbs, natural dyes for fibers, and gardening and she has carried most of those young seeds into her practice. She has recently been given the position to be the head of the department for the Bachelors of Fine Arts in the Fiber Arts department for the Southwest School of Art which is a HUGE DEAL and we are SO EXCITED for her to make some awesome positive changes. Casey expressed to us that most of the people who take these fiber arts classes tend to restrict themselves into the traditional technique of fiber art and weaving, but we all seemed to agree that in 2014, SO MUCH can be done experimentally, artistically, and sculpturally with yarn and a loom. We can go on and on about our conversation with her today, but we'll save it for the documentary.<br /><br /><br />But check out Casey Galloway's work here: www.caseygalloway.com || and also check out her company Wool Tree Yarn hand dyed yarns:&nbsp;http://www.luckyeweyarn.com/wool-tree-yarn.html<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hhSRwhOGF0Q/U_QV1_MuiaI/AAAAAAAAApo/V2ju4XkWQMM/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-19%2Bat%2B11.26.55%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hhSRwhOGF0Q/U_QV1_MuiaI/AAAAAAAAApo/V2ju4XkWQMM/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-19%2Bat%2B11.26.55%2BPM.png" height="275" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br />But check out our MAMAS! They got together today and had a nice little dinner on Andrea's porch and texted us this picture. #1 SoapSkeptical moms &lt;3&lt;3<br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4AOB4iNCAx4/U_QV4Iv_-rI/AAAAAAAAApw/ZoV5FHCqKmw/s1600/photo%2B4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4AOB4iNCAx4/U_QV4Iv_-rI/AAAAAAAAApw/ZoV5FHCqKmw/s1600/photo%2B4.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Downtown San Antonio</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nb2XvypkB20/U_QV4Fzc8MI/AAAAAAAAAp0/WG-Iu9Rv0RA/s1600/photo%2B3-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nb2XvypkB20/U_QV4Fzc8MI/AAAAAAAAAp0/WG-Iu9Rv0RA/s1600/photo%2B3-2.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exploring little shops at El Mercado</td></tr></tbody></table>After our interview we hung out, explored some stores at El Mercado, got some ice cream, and made out way back to the Lozano's apartment to get ready for dinner. Carlos was talking about some real authentic Mexican seafood restaurant called El Bucanero, so we went…. and it was GOOOOOOD. Good food, good music, and good company all around!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We're living the slow life here in San Antonio, there's not much else to report on except that we have been enjoying this sunshine, enjoying the friendly people, observing the plants, nature, and culture and just soaking it all in.<br /><br /><br />Hope you all are having a good weekend and stay tuned because tomorrow we will interview Doerte Weber and explore some more of this beautiful city before heading out to New Mexico on Thursday!<br /><br /><br />Peace!<br /><br />SoapSkeptics<br />Andrea + Rosie<br /><br /><br />SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-44518976488572052712014-08-18T21:05:00.000-07:002014-08-18T21:05:57.115-07:00Bye Houston! Hey San Antonio!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tenMADNf7sI/U_LKXb4PbfI/AAAAAAAAAoY/8G02LwrIqZc/s1600/IMG_3295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tenMADNf7sI/U_LKXb4PbfI/AAAAAAAAAoY/8G02LwrIqZc/s1600/IMG_3295.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">8/18/14</span></b><br /><b><br /></b><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dEyeM5sXGXE/U_LKMd5_r0I/AAAAAAAAAoQ/-zIM3-SNH64/s1600/IMG_3321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dEyeM5sXGXE/U_LKMd5_r0I/AAAAAAAAAoQ/-zIM3-SNH64/s1600/IMG_3321.JPG" height="200" width="200" /></a>We both had our first hostel experience last night/today. It was interesting to say the least but a good time. We got to catch up on our sketchbooks and relax for a bit and then explored a little bit of Houston. The Rothko Chapel was our first stop. For those of you who have never hear of it, we suggest you check it out. Rothko worked on these large scale paintings to fill a chapel and be used as a spiritual space for all religions and beliefs. It's an experience Andrea had always heard about in her time at The School of Visual Arts and finally got a chance to see it in person! There is no picture taking inside and for good reasons. That building was way too peaceful for something so harsh like technology but we did get some pictures of the amazing sculpture right outside.<br /><br />We also found a swing next door hanging under a gigantic tree… looking at that just screamed southern stereotype and we were loving it.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NAmP8l0eM04/U_LKH7icM4I/AAAAAAAAAoI/HS7Xgj9TZkQ/s1600/2014-08-17%2B19.52.02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NAmP8l0eM04/U_LKH7icM4I/AAAAAAAAAoI/HS7Xgj9TZkQ/s1600/2014-08-17%2B19.52.02.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a>The last place we visited in Houston was the Gerald D. Hines waterfall park. It was huge and very beautiful but to be honest I think the one thing we liked about it the most was the refreshing mist coming off of it because it was HOT today!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cuW-FQhlX_A/U_LKYq2bIuI/AAAAAAAAAog/c2IaiA1qcwQ/s1600/IMG_3328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cuW-FQhlX_A/U_LKYq2bIuI/AAAAAAAAAog/c2IaiA1qcwQ/s1600/IMG_3328.JPG" height="200" width="149" /></a>After driving for 3/4 hours we finally arrived at Doerte Weber's gorgeous home in San Antonio, TX. Doerte is a weaver by nature. Weaving has been in her family for years and she's picking it up again to create some really amazing pieces involving plastic bags and caution tape.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q7zF-zdeavc/U_LKd7EHkbI/AAAAAAAAAoo/N5Zp2KcT4Qw/s1600/IMG_3329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q7zF-zdeavc/U_LKd7EHkbI/AAAAAAAAAoo/N5Zp2KcT4Qw/s1600/IMG_3329.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a>We plan to interview her during our 2 day stay in San Antonio but today she showed us around a bit and it felt like we both got a free tour of the city. Doerte knows where all the great galleries are and local art schools. We even got to see her studio space that is actually in the Southwest School of art. We drove through some galleries, shops, and local event locations off Guadalupe and also got to learn a little bit about the history and culture in San Antonio being so close to the Mexican boarder. We are excited to see what will be experienced in this city!<br /><br />Until then, Goodnight!<br /><br />SoapSkeptics<br />Andrea + Rosie<br /><br /><br />SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-36759674785963544732014-08-17T19:19:00.001-07:002014-08-17T19:19:31.745-07:00Day 7 + 8 on the road! NOLA~<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-toOwTQ3XttM/U_FhXF0MqRI/AAAAAAAAAns/lPVl-VCPt8A/s1600/photo%2B1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-toOwTQ3XttM/U_FhXF0MqRI/AAAAAAAAAns/lPVl-VCPt8A/s1600/photo%2B1.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bright and Sunny Mississippi River</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-toOwTQ3XttM/U_FhXF0MqRI/AAAAAAAAAns/lPVl-VCPt8A/s1600/photo%2B1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-toOwTQ3XttM/U_FhXF0MqRI/AAAAAAAAAns/lPVl-VCPt8A/s1600/photo%2B1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tBBtpwBLQ0k/U_FfSPK8qZI/AAAAAAAAAnU/3tF3EbLukA4/s1600/IMG_5646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tBBtpwBLQ0k/U_FfSPK8qZI/AAAAAAAAAnU/3tF3EbLukA4/s1600/IMG_5646.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">8/16/2014</span><br /><br />Had a late start to our saturday. Woke up around noon, had some coffee and made our way to the French Quarter district in New Orleans. It's touristy and loud and crazy and awesome! The houses are to die for, all colorful, balconies filled with plants, palms, ferns, and flowers. Live music on every street corner, and artists selling their work all over the place. It was crowded, hot, and sorta smelly, but hey!…. when in NOLA….<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ErSZy9Y5PxM/U_FhXCaN3ZI/AAAAAAAAAno/AXdHivKoPCg/s1600/photo%2B2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ErSZy9Y5PxM/U_FhXCaN3ZI/AAAAAAAAAno/AXdHivKoPCg/s1600/photo%2B2.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><br />Some local vendors suggested we go to this restaurant called Felix's so we did, and we got some fried seafood platter with hushpuppies. Everything here is fried…. everything. We found ourselves in voodoo stores, funky gift shops, and the open market. It's really something you have to experience for yourself to understand, but this city is so vibrant in every which way you can imagine the word. After a long afternoon of walking around and exploring we made our way back to Tessa's where we lounged for a while.<br /><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/z3uHhP1k5bs?feature=player_embedded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KRYQOd_w6jQ/U_FfPYbIDvI/AAAAAAAAAnE/T7Tt9f65oTw/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-17%2Bat%2B10.01.49%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KRYQOd_w6jQ/U_FfPYbIDvI/AAAAAAAAAnE/T7Tt9f65oTw/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-17%2Bat%2B10.01.49%2BPM.png" height="140" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interviewing Brian and Maggie</td></tr></tbody></table>Then we met up with her friends and very talented musicians, Maggie and Brian. They're in a band that is sort of un-named, but they go by "Maggie Belle" (for now). They were kind enough to participate in an interview and play some live music for us at Brian's house. THEY ROCK! [check out this video we pulled from youtube] Contemporary rhythm and blues mixed with Janis Joplin type of vibe- Brian on the piano/bongos and Maggie's got the vocals. Can't wait to include them in this documentary and super content that they are apart of this project! We ended the night early due to leaving early in the AM.<br /><br />It's been one week on the road and we're already on our way out of New Orleans, it's crazy how fast this trip is moving! But we're are enjoying every minute of it and can't wait to continue… Goodnight, friends! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">8/17/14</span></b><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c3eztgfKVWM/U_FfQDvPJcI/AAAAAAAAAnI/LXEu-xmPGPc/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-17%2Bat%2B10.01.16%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c3eztgfKVWM/U_FfQDvPJcI/AAAAAAAAAnI/LXEu-xmPGPc/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-17%2Bat%2B10.01.16%2BPM.png" height="320" width="233" /></a>Hey y'all! Today was 90% uneventful since we were driving the whole time but we did get in a last minuet interview with Jeremy Phipps! He's a NOLA native with a lot to say about New Orleans music and culture. Jeremy also writes songs, plays the trumpet, trombone, and makes beats. He pretty much does it all when it comes to music. Talking to him was the best way to leave NOLA. Check out some of his work here… www.saintbell.com<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GrIWa9I5g4Q/U_FfTR_6cjI/AAAAAAAAAnc/QWprkya79Lw/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-17%2Bat%2B10.02.02%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GrIWa9I5g4Q/U_FfTR_6cjI/AAAAAAAAAnc/QWprkya79Lw/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-17%2Bat%2B10.02.02%2BPM.png" height="151" width="200" /></a><br />Other than that amazing bit… We want to take this time to thank our home town friend, Tessa Bitterman for opening her doors once again and letting us stay with her all weekend. Tessa and her partner, Marya showed us around and hooked us up with some great folks to interview. We are extremely grateful for that! Also Tessa's lil man, Booker, was SO happy to see Rosie again and Rosie was SO happy to see her Bookie. Miss ya homies! <b>MUCH LOVE!</b><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FzKIJ_fLDIQ/U_FhXwBgZ7I/AAAAAAAAAnw/KFRNiJZZYbY/s1600/photo%2B3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FzKIJ_fLDIQ/U_FhXwBgZ7I/AAAAAAAAAnw/KFRNiJZZYbY/s1600/photo%2B3.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><br /><br /><br />The road has been treating us kindly, but we may have been loosing out minds a little bit- as well as gaining heavy southern accent we just can't seem to kick! When we come back, ya'll better be ready :D S.O.S. // S.O.K (save out KIA)!!!<br /><br /><br /><br />We are now in Huston Texas at the Morty Rich Hostel where we plan to swim and just enjoy our first night in Texas and do NOTHING for a night.<br /><br />GOODNIGHTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!<br /><br />Andrea + Rosie<br />SoapSkepticsSoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-30999442028163601872014-08-16T10:49:00.002-07:002014-08-16T10:49:47.999-07:00Day 6- 8/15/14<span style="font-size: large;">August 15, 2014- day six on the road</span><br /><br />We woke up in good ole' New Orleans and went out for coffee and breakfast to a place called Surrey's with our lovely hosts Tessa and Marya. Afterwards Rosie and I went to the Apple store to see what was going on with my laptop- turns out that it is completely busted, but they were able to take out the hard drive and all of my files should be saved! SO THATS GOOD!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZDLtMzuN7Hg/U--OLBY3a4I/AAAAAAAAAl0/SlogVNd4kbg/s1600/IMG_5619.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZDLtMzuN7Hg/U--OLBY3a4I/AAAAAAAAAl0/SlogVNd4kbg/s1600/IMG_5619.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t_G49tE6oco/U--TpYh2IMI/AAAAAAAAAmc/o1BAWQ9-qmI/s1600/IMG_0269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t_G49tE6oco/U--TpYh2IMI/AAAAAAAAAmc/o1BAWQ9-qmI/s1600/IMG_0269.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I saw two ID's, thats enough"</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gcgva4C0XUo/U--NIHIhJnI/AAAAAAAAAlo/A2zn_enHEY8/s1600/IMG_5615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gcgva4C0XUo/U--NIHIhJnI/AAAAAAAAAlo/A2zn_enHEY8/s1600/IMG_5615.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CGMTEnVqURI/U--MzFWAa2I/AAAAAAAAAlg/j-jCJ6Ctdd0/s1600/IMG_5620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CGMTEnVqURI/U--MzFWAa2I/AAAAAAAAAlg/j-jCJ6Ctdd0/s1600/IMG_5620.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a>Tessa and Marya wanted to take us to nature, and we were all about the adventure, so we made our way to Jean Lafitte National Park (a.k.a a bayou). It was gorgeous! Spanish moss, trees fully covered in ivy, palms, swamp, marsh, and sunshine! We got there around 4:30 and probably left around 4:45 because we saw two gators, and about 100 Banana Spiders. Google them. When going on a hike, I don't think defending yourself from gators is a normal thought to cross our minds coming from NJ. So that didn't last too long, but it was still beautiful and we got to take some nice pictures. We also went through a drive-thru daiquiri joint! Yep, you can buy alcohol through a drive thru down here as long as the straw isn't in the cup, it's not an open container. ONLY IN LOUISIANA.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gDNwHKWhzhA/U--Tv4QKwLI/AAAAAAAAAmk/lHPYQNNGktc/s1600/IMG_0289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gDNwHKWhzhA/U--Tv4QKwLI/AAAAAAAAAmk/lHPYQNNGktc/s1600/IMG_0289.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marya cooking and Tessa!</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KC6_pRvaYI4/U--RYCpV3iI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/pRnB9XYiUVw/s1600/GOPR0245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KC6_pRvaYI4/U--RYCpV3iI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/pRnB9XYiUVw/s1600/GOPR0245.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-16QDtZjsi0E/U--Tx-D7PyI/AAAAAAAAAms/ygRBm5i2L2o/s1600/IMG_0291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-16QDtZjsi0E/U--Tx-D7PyI/AAAAAAAAAms/ygRBm5i2L2o/s1600/IMG_0291.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After our attempt to embrace Louisiana's nature, we went to buy some supplies for Marya to make us some real real jambalaya. We learned about the TRINITY: celery, onion, and bell pepper. DAS IT! This jambalaya was the bees knees. Tessa and Marya invited a few friends over and we got to hangout and meet some cool musicians and friends from all over America. The cool thing about New Orleans is that it attracts people for so many reasons, so although it's in the south, you meet people from PA, CA, VA, WA, and all over the place! This city has more culture than any one we've seen so far. It's a hub for art, music, food, and life!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jdJKAneVL-E/U--T8cD08qI/AAAAAAAAAm0/_49oBXGFxrU/s1600/IMG_0296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jdJKAneVL-E/U--T8cD08qI/AAAAAAAAAm0/_49oBXGFxrU/s1600/IMG_0296.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>After dinner, we went to the Hi-Ho Lounge and listened to some percussion jams by BATEBUNDA [check out their Facebook:&nbsp;https://www.facebook.com/BateBunda] SO MUCH DANCING! It was the best! Then we walked to Frenchmen to see some other friends play some more funky jams. The night ended around 3 am, typical Friday night in NOLA according to Maggie, one of Tessa's friends who was leading the adventures.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VadjK0BbjyE/U--OvHFo-cI/AAAAAAAAAl8/f4Zo-XzUS8M/s1600/IMG_5634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VadjK0BbjyE/U--OvHFo-cI/AAAAAAAAAl8/f4Zo-XzUS8M/s1600/IMG_5634.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a>We're starting our day off late today, but we have some interviews lined up and art markets to check out, so stay tuned!<br /><br />Thanks to those who keep following our blog and adventures! Please feel free to share with friends and family! So happy and fortunate to be able to use the power of technology for good and be able to share this eye and mind opening experience with you all!<br /><br /><br /><br />Peace<br /><br />Andrea + Rosie<br />@SoapSkeptics<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-85744954010404737072014-08-15T09:54:00.000-07:002014-08-15T09:54:08.254-07:00Pitstop in Mobile, AL then to New Orleans!<span style="font-size: x-large;">8/14/14</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nLpNzwO4AcA/U-42m5-mEWI/AAAAAAAAAko/C3yHvKWH4d4/s1600/IMG_3001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nLpNzwO4AcA/U-42m5-mEWI/AAAAAAAAAko/C3yHvKWH4d4/s1600/IMG_3001.JPG" height="149" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C2lw89NTyqo/U-42qyUT2kI/AAAAAAAAAkw/QjH8djOyUFM/s1600/IMG_3004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C2lw89NTyqo/U-42qyUT2kI/AAAAAAAAAkw/QjH8djOyUFM/s1600/IMG_3004.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>Today was yet another great day. We woke up in Atlanta and now we are about to fall asleep in New Orleans but let us tell you all about what went down today! First we had awesome breakfast burritos made by the one and only Hannah Holst (thanks, girl!) and then we were back on the road heading towards Mobile Alabama. The south continues to amaze the both of us with their beautiful landscapes and outrageously friendly communities! &nbsp;We met up with Ally Clements who has been living in Mobile for most of her life and makes beautiful jewelry out of animal bones. Ally is always on the lookout for roadkill because thats where she gets her bones from! This girl is pretty badass… she finds these dead animals and tries to use every part she can to incorporate it into her work. If the skins are salvageable shell keep them for other projects, like practicing her taxidermy, or just as a nice conversational decoration piece but her main focus is on the bones! She has been really pushing the art community in Mobile to become more lively and explosive. She will be at the RAW ARTS festival down in New Orleans next week- so if any of you viewers are in the area, look out for her boutique jewelry made of bones.<br /><br /><br /><br />You can also buy her beautifully crafted gems online at:&nbsp;http://www.etsy.com/shop/BarelyBonesBoutique<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-USNVMGzjOsc/U-42vt6llJI/AAAAAAAAAlI/DBHLBJtrsew/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-15%2Bat%2B12.31.01%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-USNVMGzjOsc/U-42vt6llJI/AAAAAAAAAlI/DBHLBJtrsew/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-08-15%2Bat%2B12.31.01%2BPM.png" height="148" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HgwZ9pm7BXk/U-422bf8DXI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/4Go3t40a53A/s1600/IMG_3011.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HgwZ9pm7BXk/U-422bf8DXI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/4Go3t40a53A/s1600/IMG_3011.PNG" height="320" width="213" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bim3PKRNrCQ/U-42q687ipI/AAAAAAAAAk4/2SmKjyuaAmY/s1600/IMG_2999.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bim3PKRNrCQ/U-42q687ipI/AAAAAAAAAk4/2SmKjyuaAmY/s1600/IMG_2999.JPG" height="149" width="200" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now we are staying in New Orleans with a friend from our hometown in NJ, Tessa! It's gonna be a fun weekend down in NOLA. Can't wait to share it with ya!<br /><br />Keep up with what we're doing on Facebook and Instagram as well!<br />@soapskeptics<br />Facebook.com/soapskeptics.1<br /><br />Peace ya'll!!<br /><br />Andrea + Rosie<br />SS<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-20099411103736128252014-08-14T07:28:00.003-07:002014-08-14T07:28:18.402-07:00Hotlanta: Days 4 & 5<span style="font-size: x-large;">8/12/14</span><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xWSpEph_YB0/U-zEhRTyT8I/AAAAAAAAAjQ/HAxqwPQkjW4/s1600/IMG_0041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xWSpEph_YB0/U-zEhRTyT8I/AAAAAAAAAjQ/HAxqwPQkjW4/s1600/IMG_0041.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indigo leaves from the Garden at Appalachia Center for Craft</td></tr></tbody></table>So we'll start off saying that the trip to the river failed. We were packed and ready to go walk the trails and enjoy the morning but the spiders and their webs forced us to turn around… Spiders: 1 SoapSkeptics: 0. Instead of doing that we visited Kelsey and Jeanne in the Fiber arts studios. Kelsey showed us some of her amazing work! All of it was so beautiful and delicate you couldn't help but feel relaxed around it. Very inspiring. Our time at the Appalachian Center for Craft was amazing. We got to experience some great nature and explore wonderful studios, met with Jeanne Brady who has been supporting us since the beginning, and also Kelsey who inspired us in so many ways. Thank you ACC for accepting and welcoming us into your community. Hopefully we'll be back sometime soon!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qlDNEADP4xU/U-zEj8ksS9I/AAAAAAAAAjg/GBt9HoNatT8/s1600/IMG_0044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qlDNEADP4xU/U-zEj8ksS9I/AAAAAAAAAjg/GBt9HoNatT8/s1600/IMG_0044.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our TN weaving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LD4qbPwbIKk/U-zFVWoM5wI/AAAAAAAAAjw/x729Te5hw6I/s1600/GOPR0234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LD4qbPwbIKk/U-zFVWoM5wI/AAAAAAAAAjw/x729Te5hw6I/s1600/GOPR0234.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ocJBIy7pBqs/U-zFVALk4YI/AAAAAAAAAjs/KmOJETzVtu8/s1600/GOPR0239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ocJBIy7pBqs/U-zFVALk4YI/AAAAAAAAAjs/KmOJETzVtu8/s1600/GOPR0239.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s3qXEyIEjWg/U-zFUEy1OAI/AAAAAAAAAjo/GmFaAhbXz20/s1600/GOPR0242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s3qXEyIEjWg/U-zFUEy1OAI/AAAAAAAAAjo/GmFaAhbXz20/s1600/GOPR0242.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Next stop, HOTlanta! Avondale Estates to be exact, where we met with Lynn Sisler. Lynn creates some great paintings/collages involving animals. Her reasons for incorporating animals into her work are pretty eye opening and definitely force the mind to think a bit. You can check out her interview in the next couple of days to find out what exactly she has to say.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oDrDtyKHH5E/U-zGk2e267I/AAAAAAAAAkE/mNFUt3hUYhQ/s1600/IMG_0106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oDrDtyKHH5E/U-zGk2e267I/AAAAAAAAAkE/mNFUt3hUYhQ/s1600/IMG_0106.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a>One of Andrea's friends from school, Hannah, is from Atlanta so we just met up with her and her friend &nbsp;Mel. Although it's only been a few hours, we must say that it is so lively, fun, warm, and eclectic! Definitely feeling some good vibes over here. Got to relax for a bit then hopped over to MOTHER, a cool little bar and taco joint near the heart of Atlanta. Mel offered us a place to stay and we couldn't be more thankful! The road has been good to us.<br /><br />Although Andrea did all of the driving today, I think its safe to say that with all the running around and altitude/climate change we both are beat. Tomorrow we plan to explore the city and see more of this glorious place.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />~~~~<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">8/13/14</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-km-xv6kfBAM/U-xe5Gr2yNI/AAAAAAAAAiY/nHYps0YBdNc/s1600/IMG_2921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-km-xv6kfBAM/U-xe5Gr2yNI/AAAAAAAAAiY/nHYps0YBdNc/s1600/IMG_2921.JPG" height="149" width="200" /></a><br />So last night, Andrea has an accident and spilt half a bottle of sumi ink on her laptop, right on the key board, after a night of draining it out and cleaning it, and putting it in rice, it still doesn't work. It's unfortunate, but we are going to be unable to edit and post videos, Rosie's computer is too old to update the iMovie software. It's an obstacle we'll manage to overcome for sure. Aside from that…<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rW8EQzHj7RI/U-xe0y8j-1I/AAAAAAAAAiQ/i9HRhZfJLNg/s1600/IMG_2903.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rW8EQzHj7RI/U-xe0y8j-1I/AAAAAAAAAiQ/i9HRhZfJLNg/s1600/IMG_2903.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />WE ARE IN LOVE WITH ATLANTA!<br />Today was a good day! We started off at Highland Bakery for brunch with Hannah and then went back to her place in Buckhead. You guys… the SoapSkeptics gals were stunned! Hannah's mom welcomed us into her gorgeous home with open arms and was genuinely interested in our mission on this road trip. It doesn't cease to amazes us how supportive so many people are of our mission.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JdfeDE4F3D0/U-xe5Sz3WcI/AAAAAAAAAic/deFzW929Ew8/s1600/IMG_2938.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JdfeDE4F3D0/U-xe5Sz3WcI/AAAAAAAAAic/deFzW929Ew8/s1600/IMG_2938.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We spent the afternoon adventuring through the Glass Objects Studio, Gallery, and Smoke Shop space. Mel works there and gave us the grand tour, she then demonstrated blowing glass into marbles. It was awesome. Then Hannah and Mel showed us around Atlanta's street art murals. There is an event happening on Saturday called Living Walls so a bunch of muralists are hanging around Atlanta painting on the walls. We decided for dinner we needed fried chicken from the south. So<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fXgFYiTBkqE/U-xe_VhmCII/AAAAAAAAAi4/GOWND-ceSn0/s1600/IMG_2954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fXgFYiTBkqE/U-xe_VhmCII/AAAAAAAAAi4/GOWND-ceSn0/s1600/IMG_2954.JPG" height="149" width="200" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-54AW2KIrH7M/U-xe93hRf4I/AAAAAAAAAiw/iBEIAshXjGY/s1600/IMG_2960.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-54AW2KIrH7M/U-xe93hRf4I/AAAAAAAAAiw/iBEIAshXjGY/s1600/IMG_2960.JPG" height="149" width="200" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C44NB1ITQiI/U-xe8s4USFI/AAAAAAAAAio/4dwNoNPtyK0/s1600/IMG_2967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C44NB1ITQiI/U-xe8s4USFI/AAAAAAAAAio/4dwNoNPtyK0/s1600/IMG_2967.JPG" height="200" width="149" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5ctO4ok7zO0/U-zGkmakwQI/AAAAAAAAAkA/8vwtFAuBI7Y/s1600/IMG_0155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5ctO4ok7zO0/U-zGkmakwQI/AAAAAAAAAkA/8vwtFAuBI7Y/s1600/IMG_0155.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CpeP9xhbzr4/U-zGllHQIKI/AAAAAAAAAkI/wJnt-yHsoyQ/s1600/IMG_0153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CpeP9xhbzr4/U-zGllHQIKI/AAAAAAAAAkI/wJnt-yHsoyQ/s1600/IMG_0153.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mel took us to a spot she'd been wanting to go to called Harrold's Chicken and Ice- but it also has the name Harold's Chicken Shack. Luck for us, it was comedy night at Harold's so we also got a live comedy show to accompany our friend chicken, mac and cheese bites, and fried okra. After dinner we went to a local with signs that say: "CHURCH it's a bar". We met some really amazing folks here in ATL. Hannah and all of her friends were so sweet to us, so open, friendly, caring and helpful! The south sure knows about hospitality.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aGEbdLqUWVw/U-zGmyc2oRI/AAAAAAAAAkY/uvfrV8UIgB4/s1600/IMG_0157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aGEbdLqUWVw/U-zGmyc2oRI/AAAAAAAAAkY/uvfrV8UIgB4/s1600/IMG_0157.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>Something about the liveliness and influx of art and culture in this city really made us feel comfortable and inspired. Would love to come back and explore this city to even greater depths. Thank you to everyone who has helped us thus far, this experience has already been life changing and it's only been 5 days.<br /><br />Now we are going to head to Mobile, Alabama for an interview then end the day in New Orleans where we plan to stay for the weekend. Until then, goodnight and be well.<br /><br />Andrea + Rosie<br />SoapSkeptics<br />@soapskeptics<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-36726348010922606772014-08-12T08:57:00.001-07:002014-08-12T08:57:24.900-07:00Day 3: 8/11/14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C6LQOdMmCQw/U-o4KHOftyI/AAAAAAAAAho/Ai3hmJqlKFc/s1600/IMG_9986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C6LQOdMmCQw/U-o4KHOftyI/AAAAAAAAAho/Ai3hmJqlKFc/s1600/IMG_9986.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a>Yesterday was a slowwww day. We woke up in our cabin in the Applachian Center for Craft and explored around. We met with Jeanne Brady, the head of the Fiber Arts Department and she showed us around the campus. We got to see some of her amazing work in her studio as well. She led us to THE BEST RESTAURANT in Smitheville, which was surprisingly Mexican! It was sooo good. Rosie and I then ended up exploring a bit, we walked down to the river that surrounds the area. Soon after it started to downpour for the rest of the afternoon so we just stayed inside and took it easy: painting, napping, watching movies, etc.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a9OAhpbR3tA/U-o4EYxmD1I/AAAAAAAAAhA/jplKrCdaZEQ/s1600/IMG_9976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a9OAhpbR3tA/U-o4EYxmD1I/AAAAAAAAAhA/jplKrCdaZEQ/s1600/IMG_9976.JPG" height="200" width="200" /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7VSVLYkIr6k/U-o4t5aiyQI/AAAAAAAAAh4/9hWlBRNf__U/s1600/GOPR0206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7VSVLYkIr6k/U-o4t5aiyQI/AAAAAAAAAh4/9hWlBRNf__U/s1600/GOPR0206.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drawing in the rain</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TyLiguH0rOs/U-o4G1VMS9I/AAAAAAAAAhM/6pWSg73bp24/s1600/IMG_9977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TyLiguH0rOs/U-o4G1VMS9I/AAAAAAAAAhM/6pWSg73bp24/s1600/IMG_9977.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fnCNeeuzjio/U-o4Id1b7zI/AAAAAAAAAhY/ZnZsxxWCArY/s1600/IMG_9978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fnCNeeuzjio/U-o4Id1b7zI/AAAAAAAAAhY/ZnZsxxWCArY/s1600/IMG_9978.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Appalachian Center For Craft<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PK8R20O_Z5U/U-o4NHfUFmI/AAAAAAAAAhw/AMcjVfWNqtg/s1600/IMG_9990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PK8R20O_Z5U/U-o4NHfUFmI/AAAAAAAAAhw/AMcjVfWNqtg/s1600/IMG_9990.JPG" height="192" width="640" /></a></div>In the evening we met with our neighbor, Kelsey, who is an amazing fiber artist working primarily with embroidery. She was ever so kind and made us dinner! She is the next interview, but it's not ready yet so that will probably be featured in tomorrow's blog post.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hu1xGGXBrew/U-o43L6QN2I/AAAAAAAAAiA/uzU8bIlJDrM/s1600/GOPR0214.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hu1xGGXBrew/U-o43L6QN2I/AAAAAAAAAiA/uzU8bIlJDrM/s1600/GOPR0214.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">collecting plants for our TN weaving</td></tr></tbody></table>We ended the night with a much needed viewing of Britney Spears' classic, Crossroads circa 2002. We can really identify with her struggles on the road... we also may have a little bit of cabin fever. But that's okay because we're about to go out to the river for a nice little swim today! The weather is beuatiful in TN right now, so we're going to take advantage before we head to Atlanta to interview with Lynn Sisler.<br /><br />Until then, folks!<br />~<br />SoapSkepticsSoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-10306817572884560792014-08-11T05:51:00.003-07:002014-08-11T05:51:24.153-07:00Day 2 On The Road<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hLNMdKt7z8A/U-i7CSHl1kI/AAAAAAAAAgw/091SkDtLFSU/s1600/IMG_9927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hLNMdKt7z8A/U-i7CSHl1kI/AAAAAAAAAgw/091SkDtLFSU/s1600/IMG_9927.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mountain Fiesta Pancakes and sausage</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Good Morning from Appalachia Center of Craft, TN!</span></div><br /><br />Our morning at Mountain Fiesta was wonderful, had some pancakes and sausage made for us at the sweet B&amp;B! We then packed up, said our goodbyes to the lovely hosts and made our way to Asheville to meet with our FIRST interviewee.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />We spent our day with JoAnna Carroll in Asheville, NC; visiting her studio, home, and garden and eating lunch at The Lucky Otter with her house mate Jan. She was a true inspiration to us, talking about life journeys and emitting the happiest of vibes! It seemed to be so serendipitous too because she contacted us the DAY BEFORE and said she was willing to be interviewed- when we honestly didn't even have an interview lined up for Asheville yet! She saved the day and all the while MADE our day. A day so full of human connection that we didn't really take many photos, unfortunately. But we do have our interview with JoAnna uploaded and ready for you all! You can also see it at www.vimeo.com/soapskeptics<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rmjdBgnS_ho/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/rmjdBgnS_ho?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/rmjdBgnS_ho?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After departing with JoAnna, we took a mini adventure down to the French Broad River where we collected some sticks, leaves, plants, and other raw materials to put in our weaving that will represent the state of North Carolina. Here is the finished product:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TzkMG0n0cFk/U-i1wCD009I/AAAAAAAAAfg/ceW0vqwVszE/s1600/IMG_9962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TzkMG0n0cFk/U-i1wCD009I/AAAAAAAAAfg/ceW0vqwVszE/s1600/IMG_9962.JPG" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wEtkEkwx26g/U-i5cgMql6I/AAAAAAAAAgc/TnkLQLLBDkY/s1600/GOPR0184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wEtkEkwx26g/U-i5cgMql6I/AAAAAAAAAgc/TnkLQLLBDkY/s1600/GOPR0184.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>We put our card on it and left it somewhere in Downtown Asheville for someone to find. We don't have much room in our car, so we decided to just make the weavings then leave them around and hopefully people who find it will appreciate it, the weavings are like us... ephemeral in each city, coming and going and not many people notice.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ODi2a6THW9w/U-i1wQEKv_I/AAAAAAAAAfk/WEiLMupQSXk/s1600/IMG_9965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ODi2a6THW9w/U-i1wQEKv_I/AAAAAAAAAfk/WEiLMupQSXk/s1600/IMG_9965.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We walked around and looked at some shops, got some post cards we'll be sending out soon, and got some AMAZING cold brewed coffee. Then, we hit the road for Nashville, TN.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was the SUPER MOON! So we had to pull over and take some pictures...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MSEG2lafKaE/U-i4kEiu91I/AAAAAAAAAgE/-dwOsqBaoJs/s1600/_MG_5536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MSEG2lafKaE/U-i4kEiu91I/AAAAAAAAAgE/-dwOsqBaoJs/s1600/_MG_5536.jpg" height="354" width="640" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1jD6bqZ0QyY/U-i6lL5HNII/AAAAAAAAAgo/hPFUbS36MTs/s1600/IMG_9968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1jD6bqZ0QyY/U-i6lL5HNII/AAAAAAAAAgo/hPFUbS36MTs/s1600/IMG_9968.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">We arrived at the Tennessee Tech university Center for Crafts around 8:30 pm where we were greeted by the security guard and he gave us a key to this wonderful, less humble, abode where we will be staying until Tuesday. Today we are getting ready to meet with Jeanne Brady, the woman who set us up with this shelter and has been supporting our project since we contacted the Center for Craft way back in April.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Time to begin the day! Peace ~</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Andrea + Rosie</div><div style="text-align: left;">SoapSkeptics</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-84194553489226727572014-08-10T05:41:00.001-07:002014-08-10T05:41:17.569-07:00THE FIRST DAY ON THE ROAD<div class="p1"><br /></div><div class="p1">HI FRIENDS!</div><div class="p1"><br /></div><div class="p2"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S5yiKSf3o-Y/U-dkPQu2gGI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/uCKh6AgIwsk/s1600/GOPR0137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S5yiKSf3o-Y/U-dkPQu2gGI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/uCKh6AgIwsk/s1600/GOPR0137.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>We left Metuchen around 4:30 AM Saturday August 9th, everything was smooth sailing until we reached exit 8 on 287 and realized we forgot a few vital items at Andrea's house such as back up batteries. SOOO we had to turn around and we didn't ACTUALLY leave Metuchen until around 5 a m.&nbsp;</div><div class="p1"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fR5xWUwU9wc/U-dkUOskW7I/AAAAAAAAAeY/o8p9IYggP1w/s1600/IMG_5438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fR5xWUwU9wc/U-dkUOskW7I/AAAAAAAAAeY/o8p9IYggP1w/s1600/IMG_5438.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Lucky Barbie Dream Catcher</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="p2">Our first stop and destination for the end of the day was Asheville, North Carolina. We booked an airbnb somewhere in the outskirts of the city and planned to meet with some locals to talk about art for the documentary.&nbsp;</div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2">We followed the map that AAA provided us with and it helped us out a TON- we didn't have to waste battery and data on the GPS on our phones which was great.&nbsp;</div><div class="p2"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Up_qov2OzN4/U-dkbXv_xEI/AAAAAAAAAeg/PibOU2dW_EM/s1600/_MG_5465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Up_qov2OzN4/U-dkbXv_xEI/AAAAAAAAAeg/PibOU2dW_EM/s1600/_MG_5465.jpg" height="204" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Ridge Mountains</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="p2">We took turns driving, about 3-4 hours each, PA was easy because we were just pumped to be on the road, once we hit West Virginia and Virginia we were ready to just nap and get to where we needed to go. VIRGINIA IS SO BIG OH MY GOD!! So many cows, so many fields, so many cars.&nbsp;</div><div class="p1"><br /></div><div class="p2">About 1/4 way into Virginia, around 1 pm Rosie checked how far we actually were from Asheville, and we were far. Destination time was estimated at 6 pm- the event we wanted to go to with the locals of Asheville ended at 5 pm, so since we were no longer able to make it, we figured, hey… when in Virginia, do as the tourists do... and we visited Natural Bridge!</div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LfvzrglY9tk/U-dkiF9NwKI/AAAAAAAAAeo/izm93r-J1lw/s1600/_MG_5482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LfvzrglY9tk/U-dkiF9NwKI/AAAAAAAAAeo/izm93r-J1lw/s1600/_MG_5482.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></div><div class="p2"></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hcioE7rEKuI/U-dkxP4dw_I/AAAAAAAAAe4/8_ud2dObIj4/s1600/_MG_5491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hcioE7rEKuI/U-dkxP4dw_I/AAAAAAAAAe4/8_ud2dObIj4/s1600/_MG_5491.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SRaeDCLfLsM/U-dkrMgrR_I/AAAAAAAAAew/rfte6wGVHzY/s1600/_MG_5485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SRaeDCLfLsM/U-dkrMgrR_I/AAAAAAAAAew/rfte6wGVHzY/s1600/_MG_5485.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div>Natural Bridge is a 200 ft tall bridge that was naturally made out of erosion in the earth when all of that hunk of rock was UNDERWATER. Now, it is just a free standing bridge with a stream running 200 feet below it. It was epic. We did a little hike that followed after the bridge and got to see some exampled of Native American living: huts, TP's, weaving, artisan work, etc.<br /><div class="p1"><br /></div><div class="p2"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-81lGIPAwwzs/U-dkD8lYTqI/AAAAAAAAAeA/sYESByjsmg8/s1600/GOPR0158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-81lGIPAwwzs/U-dkD8lYTqI/AAAAAAAAAeA/sYESByjsmg8/s1600/GOPR0158.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2">Afterward we hit the road again and fell in love with Tennessee! The most lively state out of all the ones we drove through by far- and the mountains are just amazing. I can't speak for Rosie, &nbsp;but I fell in love with a mountain today… Wait, I just checked... yeah, Rosie fell in love with a mountain today too.</div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NNRM3UjSLCg/U-dk7nJhQtI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/JaKWdBIKTr4/s1600/GOPR0177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NNRM3UjSLCg/U-dk7nJhQtI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/JaKWdBIKTr4/s1600/GOPR0177.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QPjylgF3MNk/U-dk0gAE1QI/AAAAAAAAAfE/KTj3hLduNLI/s1600/GOPR0168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QPjylgF3MNk/U-dk0gAE1QI/AAAAAAAAAfE/KTj3hLduNLI/s1600/GOPR0168.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2H8DBFJSoNE/U-dkOfwKg-I/AAAAAAAAAeI/7cBotCckpxE/s1600/GOPR0165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2H8DBFJSoNE/U-dkOfwKg-I/AAAAAAAAAeI/7cBotCckpxE/s1600/GOPR0165.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2">The rest of the ride to NC was super cloudy, foggy, and rained on and off. Our shelter for the night was quite a drive outside of Asheville which we didn't really realize, but it was the most beautiful drive ever. We drove 2,000 ft up a mountain to this lovely little house (we will document the drive in the morning because it's actually insane…. WE DROVE THROUGH CLOUDS)&nbsp;</div><div class="p2"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cJ3_c1IYWzI/U-dk09JYsJI/AAAAAAAAAfA/5cq3tjYt_Bc/s1600/_MG_5511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cJ3_c1IYWzI/U-dk09JYsJI/AAAAAAAAAfA/5cq3tjYt_Bc/s1600/_MG_5511.jpg" height="217" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You Can Book A Stay Here on Airbnb "Mid-Century Barn Sleepover... YES!"<br />We HIGHLY Recommend it for a nice mountain getaway in NC.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="p2">This home is magnificent, the hosts, Brenda and Mo, are just so nice and they greeted us with home made oreos. Where we are staying looks straight out of a movie! Now that it is morning and we are well rested, we will be starting our day exploring Asheville and heading toward TN where we will meet with Jeanne Brady and others at the Appalachian Center for Crafts!</div><div class="p1"><br /></div><div class="p2">Peace and thanks for sharing this experience with us, guys!</div><div class="p1"><br /></div><div class="p1">~</div><div class="p1">Andrea + Rosie</div><br /><div class="p2">#SoapSkeptics&nbsp;</div>&nbsp;@SoapSkeptics<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-11233821077954668652014-08-06T07:08:00.002-07:002014-08-06T07:08:59.185-07:00Just a few days til we hit the road<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Some updates on what we've been up to!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vycMxiGhPsE/U-I1qOyhbiI/AAAAAAAAAdo/8TlLW3gfMb8/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-08-06+at+9.54.26+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vycMxiGhPsE/U-I1qOyhbiI/AAAAAAAAAdo/8TlLW3gfMb8/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-08-06+at+9.54.26+AM.png" height="640" width="636" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Packing and packing and packing. We got a GoPro Hero, this thing is awesome! We'll be using it as our hangout camera and the Canon will be our interview camera. We are renting a car this Friday and leaving EARLY Saturday morning, the arrangements are all set. Then we are hitting the road to North Carolina- ASHEVILLE ~ Andrea went to AAA and got the route all mapped out along with some tour books on awesome stuff happening in NC, AZ, NM, and OR.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-edD9yhuhucg%2FU-I1t2ECLkI%2FAAAAAAAAAdw%2FValKTaoyghA%2Fs1600%2FScreen%2Bshot%2B2014-08-06%2Bat%2B9.54.42%2BAM.png&amp;container=blogger&amp;gadget=a&amp;rewriteMime=image%2F*" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-edD9yhuhucg/U-I1t2ECLkI/AAAAAAAAAdw/ValKTaoyghA/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-08-06+at+9.54.42+AM.png" height="320" width="318" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-edD9yhuhucg/U-I1t2ECLkI/AAAAAAAAAdw/ValKTaoyghA/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-08-06+at+9.54.42+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An awesome Metuchen local, Mr. Freed, donated some audio equipment and memory cards for our documentary. When asked if we can repay him in any way he said, "I just want to see you guys make a GREAT documentary". And thats EXACTLY what's going to happen with all of the great support we have from our family, friends, and community.&nbsp;</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Stay tuned with what we're doing on the road- keep checking out blog and follow our instagram: @Soapskeptics<br /><br />Peace !<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">SoapSkeptics</span></div></span><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Andrea + Rosie</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-75409016776107312422014-07-29T15:35:00.005-07:002014-07-29T15:35:59.688-07:00SNEAK PEAK OF ARTISTS WE'LL BE MEETING ON THE ROAD!Hello Friends!<br /><br />TEN MORE DAYS and SoapSkeptics will be on the road! We have been planning, sending thank you rewards to our Kickstarter backers, making appointments with artists, and saving our pennies!<br /><br />We are so excited and share some of the artists we will be meeting with on our trip:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2hmfBmWTHBg/U9gXKZ49ysI/AAAAAAAAAcs/Xf74S20d5Pc/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-07-29+at+5.47.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2hmfBmWTHBg/U9gXKZ49ysI/AAAAAAAAAcs/Xf74S20d5Pc/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-07-29+at+5.47.28+PM.png" height="258" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jeanne Brady From The Craft Center in Tennessee</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LPK1N1TPLMI/U9gXKarAJrI/AAAAAAAAAcw/7IrJCRbpa7c/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-07-29+at+5.49.24+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LPK1N1TPLMI/U9gXKarAJrI/AAAAAAAAAcw/7IrJCRbpa7c/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-07-29+at+5.49.24+PM.png" height="624" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lynn Sisler from Georgia<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W_t4taMhc1U/U9gZtAVb8HI/AAAAAAAAAdI/Jij3vRuCa78/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-07-29+at+6.00.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W_t4taMhc1U/U9gZtAVb8HI/AAAAAAAAAdI/Jij3vRuCa78/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-07-29+at+6.00.41+PM.png" height="640" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ally Clements and her morbidly beautiful road kill jewelry in Alabama</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-21XcOdyM0EY/U9gafyxzWbI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/leCLpapzbjY/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-07-29+at+6.04.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-21XcOdyM0EY/U9gafyxzWbI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/leCLpapzbjY/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-07-29+at+6.04.32+PM.png" height="640" width="532" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charles Benfield in New Orleans</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hVydWrPb7e8/U9gX9tBzLMI/AAAAAAAAAc8/HqkNvDd8ws4/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-07-29+at+5.53.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hVydWrPb7e8/U9gX9tBzLMI/AAAAAAAAAc8/HqkNvDd8ws4/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-07-29+at+5.53.41+PM.png" height="574" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doerte Weber from Texas</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZKdr95H4vv4/U9gdhQHkpPI/AAAAAAAAAdc/FtIWONSytVQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-07-29+at+6.15.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZKdr95H4vv4/U9gdhQHkpPI/AAAAAAAAAdc/FtIWONSytVQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-07-29+at+6.15.39+PM.png" height="640" width="514" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miles H. Lewis Printmaker and Painter from California</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Many More!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WE CAN'T WAIT TO MEET THESE AWESOME TALENTED ARTISTS AND HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THEIR PRACTICE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay tuned and don't forget to follow us on all of our social networks:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">instagram: soapskeptics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">vimeo.com/soapskeptics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">facebook.com/soapskeptics.1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PEACE~</div>SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-31130495748534227572014-07-15T07:38:00.001-07:002014-07-15T07:38:17.647-07:00Artist Perspective: Amy Wilson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/UjfLSdHUHZA?feature=player_embedded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><br /><div class="first" style="background-color: #f4f5f7; color: #71767a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 20.98958396911621px; padding: 0px;">This week we are featuring Amy Wilson, an artist based in Jersey City, NJ. In this video, she discusses her views on art making culture, physical space influencing her work, and her perspective on how today's society embraces the do-it-yourself process of creation from beginning to end. Check out more of Amy Wilson's art work at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amy-wilson.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #112233; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">amy-wilson.com</a></div><div style="background-color: #f4f5f7; color: #71767a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 20.98958396911621px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Apologies about the wind, we are working on getting better sound equipment ASAP!</div><div style="background-color: #f4f5f7; color: #71767a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 20.98958396911621px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">SoapSkeptics has been creating these Artist Perspective short videos as practice and examples as to what our full length documentary film will consist of after we meet with artists across America and film them during our road trip this August. Stay tuned with what SoapSkeptics is doing:<br /><a href="http://www.soapskeptics.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #112233; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">soapskeptics.blogspot.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/soapskeptics.1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #112233; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">facebook.com/soapskeptics.1</a><br />instagram: @soapskeptics<br />soapskeptics@gmail.com</div><div style="background-color: #f4f5f7; color: #71767a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 20.98958396911621px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Peace~</div>SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-73558603106581085442014-07-07T11:19:00.001-07:002014-07-07T11:19:03.765-07:00Artist Perspective: Tegan James<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Artist Perspective: Tegan James</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/hX2Ma1ux6k4?feature=player_embedded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><br /><br /><br />This week's featured artist is Tegan James, an artist based out of Metuchen NJ. Tegan James takes inspiration from the rainbow after the storm, listen as the journey of transgender and LGBT issues influence they ways in which Tegan James creates lively abstract paintings and how spirituality and acceptance has brought the artists to all of the right places at the right times. Creator of GALA Magazine, featuring LGBT artists online, and exhibiting in the local book store which we also filmed the interview in, To Be Continued... Tegan James has a very open mind about what art is and CAN be.<br /><br />Keep up with what Tegan James is up to:<br />Teganjamesart.com<br />facebook.com/jerseytaurus143<br />twitter.com/teganjamesart<br />twitter.com/gala_magazine<br />instagram: tegan.james77<br /><br />SoapSkeptics is made up of Andrea Garcia and Rosie McNeill, we are embarking on a road trip August 8- Sept 15 to continue to create interviews and documentaries such as this one with other local artists across America. Stay tuned with what we are doing and have done in the past:<br /><br />www.soapskeptics.blogspot.com<br />www.facebook.com/soapskeptics.1<br />www.vimeo.com/soapskeptics<br />instagram: soapskeptics<br />soapskeptocs@gmail.com<br /><br />Peace~SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-66283429660629259972014-07-03T07:34:00.003-07:002014-07-03T07:34:45.909-07:00OUR KICKSTARTER PROJECT WAS SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S4wH_B07_eo/U7VdvDpV5JI/AAAAAAAAAcU/XuDhKoOzW5w/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-07-03+at+9.41.42+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S4wH_B07_eo/U7VdvDpV5JI/AAAAAAAAAcU/XuDhKoOzW5w/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-07-03+at+9.41.42+AM.png" height="454" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We want to dedicate this blog post to all of the wonderful people who have pledged towards our project and made it so successful with us raising OVER our goal by $90. We could not be more excited and eager to get this road trip happening to we can experience all of the wonderful things ahead. This whole process is about humans being humans and helping one another, from the Kickstarter, to on the road, to collaborating with the artists we'll meet, this is a moment of sincere gratitude and happiness which we will soon share with all whom cross our path! Thank you again, and please let's all take a moment to thank the wonderful folks who made this possible:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Claudia Vasquez</b></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Ernie Garcia</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Kate Crowly McNeill</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Susie Stephenson</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Julie Lausterer</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Enriqueta Garcia Oakley</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Daniel Garcia</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Balbina Leeming</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>David Leeming</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Charles Simmons</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Joanie Schneiber</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Bob Thompson</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lisa Donnan</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Kim Holmes Calhoun</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Valentina Gordon</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>David and Cathy Katz</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Eli Garcia</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Safi Ali-Khan</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Eugenia Vasquez</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Stephanie Read</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Jeanne Brady</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Issa Sabah</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jennifer Daro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tegan James</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Stephanie Katz</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jennifer Reis</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Josef Pinlac</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Diana Garcia Benito</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fr. Alejandra Lopez Cardinale</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">MaryKathryn McNeill</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Agatha Salvatierra</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Doerte Weber</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Janet Sousa</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bob Holman</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">George Rue</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jesse Steir</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Emma O'Mara</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Emily Evans</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Josh Barocas</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jude Fox</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Brianna Zukarfein</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Chaerin Ahn</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Danny Garcia</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Berny Tan</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mark Harris</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Linda Bradbury</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Annette Wehrhahn</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Arlene Thayer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Priscilla Beer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Robert Sanchez</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Francine Steadman</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wilfredo Benitez</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monica Lowe</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cara Young</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Janet Swindler</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Miles H. Lewis</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jack West</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Emma Stern</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Robin Dunn</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">~And special thanks go to~</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our families, our parents, our siblings, our cousins, our grandparents, uncles, aunts who have supported our crazy ideas since the very beginning.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our grandfathers whom continue to provide for their family generation after generation. We would not be the women we are today without such strong family men in our lives.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Professors and professional support&nbsp;received&nbsp;from the School of Visual Arts,&nbsp;special thanks to Jeff Edwards for posting about SoapSkeptics on the <a href="http://visualandcriticalstudies.com/" target="_blank">Visual And Critical Studies Blog</a>, Annette Wehrhahn for giving us some helpful tips.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our friends and local communnity for sharing on facebook and social networking to help spread the word along with those who visited us at June Bug and helped us out in some ways:&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tegan James, Bryn Krenner, Olivia Beer, Brianna Zukarfein, Valentina Gordon, Jennifer Reis, SEEMORIAH, Alex Manikas, Julia Garcia, Kerri McNeill, Tyler Coy, Tara Ali-Khan, &nbsp;Wilfredo Benitez, Rebecca Grossman, Anda Simmons, Dulce Isler, Melissa Carolyn Maloney, Metuchen Yarn Bombers, Jennifer Daro, Pete Drago, Conner Calhoun, &nbsp;Destination Moon, Josh Barocas, Walker Evans, Edison Reeves, Susie Stevenson, Mark Harris, The Sentinel Newspaper, Geoff Papas, WRSU FM, The Dream Catcher Girls Molly Weidmaier, Eric Silverman, Jon Johnson, the whole June Bug Committee, and so many more wonderful people.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-1659615523539318232014-06-30T15:28:00.001-07:002014-06-30T15:28:45.550-07:00TODAY IS THE DAY~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pcOA0rZ9j2s/U7HkNa2rbhI/AAAAAAAAAcE/0b-eNz1X5D4/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-06-30+at+6.07.05+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pcOA0rZ9j2s/U7HkNa2rbhI/AAAAAAAAAcE/0b-eNz1X5D4/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-06-30+at+6.07.05+PM.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have four hours to raise $809 and reach our goal of $5,000!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have an amazing support base and we are so extremely thankful to each and everyone of you! We will spoil you all with wonderful little presents later.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But for now, keep sharing, and posting about our Kickstarter, PLEASE!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Much love, much peace, and MUCH thanks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SoapSkepticds</span></div>SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-59734868433888707632014-06-23T05:56:00.001-07:002014-06-24T05:30:53.606-07:00ONE WEEK EXACTLY!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">WE HAVE ONE MORE WEEK TO REACH OUR KICKSTARTER GOAL!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1793708100/soapskeptics-traveling-across-usa-to-film-art-and" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A1bgW3nejxo/U6gjrWmfchI/AAAAAAAAAbs/-1BOBPewyZ4/s1600/SOAPSKEPTICSBANNER.jpg" height="337" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1793708100/soapskeptics-traveling-across-usa-to-film-art-and" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1793708100/soapskeptics-traveling-across-usa-to-film-art-and</a><br /><br />Help us make a documentary about art and culture across America. The money goes towards our travel costs, equipment, and post production on our book and full length documentary film!<br /><br />We have great rewards and incentives for those who help us out in some way. Any little bit helps!<br /><br />Peace,<br />Andrea &amp; Rosie<br />SoapSkeptics<br /><br />www.vimeo.com/soapskeptics<br />www.facebook.com/soapskeptics.1SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-606284263109511352014-06-22T20:59:00.005-07:002014-06-23T14:40:09.206-07:00Artist Perspective: Conner Calhoun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ARTIST PERSPECTIVE: CONNER CALHOUN</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/LvVa9zyCYy0?feature=player_embedded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Conner Calhoun is a 20 year old artist of many mediums such as printmaking, drawing, painting, fiber arts and many more. He is from North Carolina and currently lives in Brooklyn. In this Artist Perspective, we talk about ideology and Conne</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">r's illustrative prints being inspired by culture and how people relate to the metaphors in his compositions.<br /><br />To see more of Conner's work visit:<br /><span style="cursor: pointer;">www.connercalhoun.com</span><br /><br />SoapSkeptics is an art group made up of Rosie McNeill and Andrea Garcia. We are traveling across the country in August 2014 to meet with more local artists [of all mediums] and discuss </span></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: black; display: inline; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">how culture and society shape the ways in which they make/view art.<br /><br />Keep up with what SoapSkeptics is doing:<br /><br />Blog: soapskeptics.blogspot.com<br />Instagram: @soapskeptics<br />Facebook:&nbsp;<span style="cursor: pointer;">facebook.com/soapskeptics.1</span><br />Youtube:&nbsp;<span style="cursor: pointer;">youtube.com/soapskeptics</span><br />Vimeo:&nbsp;<span style="cursor: pointer;">vime.com/soapskeptics</span><br />Email: soapskeptics@gmail.com<br /><br />Help us make this project possible- visit our Kickstarter Campaign to help us reach our goal of $5,000<br /><span style="cursor: pointer;">kickstarter.com/projects/1793708100/soapskeptics-traveling-across-usa-to-film-art-and</span></span></span>SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650046057936761830.post-42312517186067753642014-06-12T08:31:00.001-07:002014-06-12T08:31:19.984-07:00!!!TOMORROW FRIDAY 13 2014 SoapSkeptics WILL BE ON THE RADIO!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AfBTVQFYPv0/U5nHlUhvA2I/AAAAAAAAAbc/kR5pcTOe_88/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-06-12+at+11.30.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AfBTVQFYPv0/U5nHlUhvA2I/AAAAAAAAAbc/kR5pcTOe_88/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-06-12+at+11.30.10+AM.png" height="357" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SOAPSKEPTICS WILL BE ON AIR @</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">WRSU RUTGERS RADIO 88.7 fm</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">10:15 PM</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">STAY TUNED AND HEAR ABOUT OUR ROAD TRIP AND <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1793708100/soapskeptics-traveling-across-usa-to-film-art-and" target="_blank">KICKSTARTER</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Peace,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SoapSkeptics</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">andrea &amp; rosie</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>SoapSkepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17201318811307633136noreply@blogger.com0